Ahmed Darwish joined NESN as Chief Marketing Officer in January 2022. Beyond marketing, he oversees NESN and SportsNet Pittsburgh’s digital and streaming businesses.

In June 2022, Darwish led the launch of NESN 360, the first direct-to-consumer (DTC) regional sports network offering and followed on with the launch of SNP 360 in Pittsburgh in April 2024.

Prior to joining NESN, Darwish was Head of Product and VP of Marketing and Product at STARZ, a Lionsgate company. There, he led DTC growth efforts including scaling the business 4x domestically and launching STARZ DTC in 12 markets internationally.

Before joining STARZ, Darwish was a consultant with McKinsey & Company in Stamford, CT, where he was a member of the Marketing & Sales and Tech-Media-Telecom practices.

Prior to McKinsey & Company, Darwish was a Consortium Fellow at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth where he received a general management MBA. Before attending business school, Darwish worked in advanced analytics at DIRECTV in Los Angeles. Darwish received his Bachelor of Science in Industrial & Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California.