Cara Yar Khan

Human Rights, Social Impact, Storytelling & Public–Private Partnerships
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About

Cara Yar Khan is a global disability advocate and former White House appointee who served at the U.S. Department of State as a senior advisor advancing international disability rights in U.S. foreign policy. She founded The Purple Practice, a New York City–based boutique consultancy brokering disability-inclusive partnerships and investments.

Cara was selected by the Governments of Germany and Jordan, with the International Disability Alliance, to host and moderate the 2025 Global Disability Summit in Berlin. She has also spoken at the 2024 Global Citizen Festival in New York, the G7 Ministerial on Inclusion and Disability in Italy, the 2024 Paris Paralympics and 2026 Milano Winter Games, and annually at the UN Conference of States Parties to the CRPD. Most recently the Valuable 500 selected Cara to host SYNC25 in Tokyo.

Her international career began with the UN World Food Programme in Ecuador and corporate communications at Dell Technologies in Panama, before leading corporate partnership development for UNICEF with postings across Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, including two years in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.

Cara is featured in the documentary short Facing the Falls, executive produced by Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton. Her TED talk, “The Beautiful Balance Between Courage and Fear,” has nearly 3 million views and is translated into 27 languages. She holds a master’s in International Public Policy from Johns Hopkins SAIS and speaks fluent Spanish, with working Portuguese, French and Italian and basic  Mandarin.

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The Beautiful Balance: Letting Courage And Fear Co-lead

Facing The Falls: Trust, Vulnerability, And The Real Cost Of “Proving You’re Capable”

Optics Are Not Evidence: Why Executive Hiring Still Misreads Disabled Leaders

Inclusion Starts With A Sentence: Inclusive + Accessible Communications As The Front Door To Disability Inclusion

Struggle Isn’t Suffering: The Support Systems That Unlock Elite Output

Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvdmpHJFQPQ
How 'FACING THE FALLS' Was Born – Cara Elizabeth Yar Khan Tells The Story. Toronto Film Screening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r217ksddf8
Facing The Falls | Official Trailer (2024)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBRFLqtQUQw
Women's Empowerment Day At NCCHR - Cara Yar Khan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeHTzVab7_w
Cara Yar Khan- Dedicated To Making Change In The World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHgfcA6Vy24
Cara E. Yar Khan: The Beautiful Balance Between Courage And Fear | TED

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Testimonials

“When I think of Cara, the first word that comes to mind is excellence! More than just about anyone I know, she comes to every space, idea, or otherwise with this bar, every time.”

Darrah Brustein, Teacher, Connector, Author, Founder

"You need Cara. The world needs Cara. Cara Elizabeth Yar Khan is a rare gem – the embodiment of courage, commitment, passion, beauty, presence, all in ONE package.”

Nigel Fisher, Former United Nations Assistant Secretary-general
United Nations

"Cara is my hero. Success in her work fighting against discrimination, violence and abuse against children with disabilities, comes from her always being able to 'see the child”

Barrie Landry, National Board Member
UNICEF