Sharif Youssef

Sharif Youssef (they/them) is a writer, editor, producer, designer, engineer, and artist working primarily in the media of sound and words — often at the same time!

Their work has appeared on This American Life, 99% Invisible (where they were a staffer for 4.5 years), and NBC (among others). Shows, series, and episodes they’ve worked on routinely rank in the top ten of the iTunes Chart, have won awards (including a Pulitzer), and garnered praise from critics at The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Atlantic, Vulture, and (occasionally) their father. A piece about their dog, Nelzon, recently debuted at Tribeca Audio Festival and inspired them to create The Nelzon Way.

They are from Wheeling, West Virginia by way of Alexandria, Egypt and now call Oakland, California home.