Owais Tohid is the Senior Advisor for the South & Central Asia Division at Voice of America, currently based in Washington, D.C. His expertise encompasses team building, newsroom management, news gathering, innovative programming, and content strategy, with a focus on South Asia and the Middle East/Western Asia. He possesses decades of broadcast experience and editorial leadership, having previously led top Pakistani TV news channels, hosted a prominent TV show, and worked with organizations such as BBC World Service in London, AFP, and the Christian Science Monitor. His writings have been featured in publications like Dawn, Wall Street Journal, TRT World and The Guardian, and he has appeared as an analyst on various international broadcasts including BBC, CNN, VOA, DW, NPR, DAWN, WION and NDTV.