The Boom List
Delivering on Diversity

Carl founded The Boom List in 2018 with the simple mission to bring more awareness to the most talented creative professionals across different industries. Carl graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Economics and afterward continued to Miami Ad School’s Boot Camp for Strategic Planning . In addition to his continued advocacy for diversity, Carl enjoys running, photography, brewing beer, taekwondo, and spending time with his family.

Derrick is a photographer and visual artist based in the South Bronx. He create visual stories that help us understand complex ideas, and share stories that enhance our collective knowledge of the people in our communities. He enjoys collaborations that push boundaries of creativity and challenge stereotypes.

Nayantara is a writer, strategist and third culture kid. Growing up around the world, she hopes to increase representation for people with more complicated definitions of identity. She created the trend report and photo project Unapologetically Muslim and the event series Defining Desi to center Muslim and South Asian voices. Within advertising, she co-leads the Editorial Pod of the ADCOLOR Content Team, working to create content that explores nuanced conversations around inclusion. She has also been recognized on The Drum’s 50 Under 30 list and received a Campaign US Female Frontier award. In her free time, she enjoys learning new art forms and sings jazz.

God-is is responsible for better serving and engaging communities on Twitter all around the world through Twitter’s brand marketing, campaigns with partners, and events and experiences. Internally, she drives strategy to make sure that campaigns and programs are connective, inclusive and reflective of the communities Twitter serves. Externally, builds on Twitter’s work in developing relationships and programs with community leaders, content partners, influencers, creators, partners and brands. Prior to joining Twitter in 2018, God-is was Director, Inclusion & Cultural Resonance for VMLY&R. Earlier, she held lead channel strategy roles at VMLY&R, global agency iCrossing, and Austin-based T3.

God-is has been profiled in digital trade publications Adweek, Ad Age, eMarketer, Campaign US, and The Drum. In 2018 she was named an Ad Age “Woman to Watch” and Adweek “Disruptor” for continuing to fight for representation and equity in the advertising industry.

She resides in New York, NY with her husband and daughter. She is @GodisRivera on Twitter.

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