Ariana Islam
Ariana Daiyan is an experienced business affairs professional specializing in entertainment law, intellectual property, and media contracts. With over eight years of experience, she has worked at the intersection of traditional media, streaming platforms, and big tech, providing expertise in contractual redlining, rights and clearances, and legal compliance for high-profile projects. Most recently, Ariana served as a Rights and Clearances Manager at Google, managing intellectual property and licensing for the Product team, and previously held key business affairs roles at Hulu and Snap Inc., supporting Emmy-nominated productions and large-scale media campaigns.
Before her corporate career, Ariana built strong operational and leadership skills as a franchisee for Subway for eight years, managing legal, marketing, and employee operations. She also worked as a campaign field director for a Los Angeles Assembly candidate, overseeing recruitment, digital marketing, and communications. These early experiences honed her project management, negotiation, and relationship-building abilities, providing a solid foundation for her later work in legal and business affairs across media and tech industries.
Ariana holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Government from George Mason University and is actively pursuing her Juris Doctorate (JD), complemented by certification programs through Harvard Institute Online. Passionate about both business optimization and advocacy for female-forward stories in media, she continues to explore opportunities in tech and entertainment while also consulting on media, marketing, and legal affairs. Ariana’s career reflects a dedication to combining legal expertise, strategic thinking, and creative problem-solving to innovate within the entertainment and tech sectors.
• George Mason University- Bachelor's
• Northern Virginia Coalition for Racial and Economic Equality (founded 2020)
• Ran political campaign for Democratic Party candidate
What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to a combination of unwavering dedication and consistent hard work.
What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
I think equality is most important to me. The reason why I got involved in law to begin with was because from a young age, I had an intrinsic belief in justice and the American values of democracy and equality. Because I believe that the whole way, I'm still doing that now. It affects me in my professional work, and the jobs and projects that I engage in, in my nonprofit work, and in my personal life as well.