Noah Theran is MFA’s Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Head of Global External Affairs.
In this role, he leads communications, digital, marketing, research, and MFA’s philanthropic efforts. Utilizing his deep reporter relationships and the power of storytelling, Noah quickly established MFA globally as the go-to voice in the alternative asset management industry, including in the UK and Europe for the first time. Additionally, Noah oversaw MFA’s first rebrand in over 30 years and relaunched MFA’s research function and foundation.
Noah joined MFA after six years at Internet Association, a national trade association representing more than 40 of the world’s top internet companies, where he oversaw global communications, creative, marketing, events, and grassroots. In this role, he helped grow Internet Association from a startup into a respected voice on tech policy issues. Prior to Internet Association, Noah was Director of Communications at the American Investment Council, the trade association representing the interests of the world’s largest private equity firms. There, his team earned a PRSA Silver Anvil Award of Excellence, Reputation/Brand Management for their campaign to help the private equity industry manage the spotlight of the 2012 presidential election.
Noah also worked in multi-client communications consulting, where he developed and executed communications strategies for a diverse set of clients with broad reputation, image, and crisis management challenges.
Noah earned his B.S. from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife and two daughters.
