Areej Noor is a 2025–2026 Millennium fellow and the founder and chief executive officer of STATEMENT, a film and media company that champions African women filmmakers and covers the African entertainment ecosystem. She is a Somali-American communications strategist, writer, producer, and political analyst. Previously, while at MSNBC, she produced Up with Steve Kornacki, a roundtable discussion news program. Prior to that, she did a stint with Al-Jazeera English. Noor began her career as a researcher for the Brookings Institution focused on US foreign policy in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. Her writings have been featured in the Times of India, Gulf News, and international editions of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, among other publications. She also previously consulted for the World Bank.