Sharad Kharé is an award-winning storyteller, documentarian, and founder of Human Biography, a global content agency that produces original video stories for remarkable individuals, brands, and organizations across the world. With a background in media and journalism, Sharad holds a Master’s degree in Communications, where his academic research focused on personal and digital legacy.
Sharad has had the privilege of documenting the lives and insights of some of the world’s most iconic figures, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep, Arianna Huffington, Chip Wilson, Susan Sarandon, Val Kilmer, Indra Nooyi, Helen Mirren, Jack and Suzy Welch, Peter Diamandis, Maye Musk, Jacqueline Novogratz, and Katy Perry, as well as numerous visionary CEOs and global changemakers.
Through Human Biography, Sharad has partnered with leading institutions such as TED, Microsoft, UN Women, the David Lynch Foundation, and many others to craft compelling narratives that elevate mission and impact.
He has been invited to speak and lecture on the power of storytelling at institutions including Harvard University, IIT, Parsons School of Design, the University of Pennsylvania, and the United Nations. He currently serves as a guest professor in the Master of Film program at the University of Rome in Italy.
Sharad is also the host of The Human Biography Podcast, a series of deep conversations with extraordinary individuals about life, legacy, and meaning.
As co-founder of The Indigenous Collective, Sharad has collaborated with Indigenous communities across North America, directing and producing projects that preserve and honour culture, ceremony, and intergenerational wisdom. His most recent work includes a documentary project with the Chiefs of Ontario—capturing the sacred transfer of knowledge from Elders to youth—and a feature documentary on Ethos Lab, a groundbreaking innovation hub for youth.
His film on the life of Orene Askew, DJ OShow, won Best Documentary globally. In 2019, Sharad was awarded the Disruptor Fellowship at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for his pioneering work in media, joining other honorees such as Val Kilmer and Oona Chaplin.
Sharad currently serves on the board of Beedie Luminaries, continuing his commitment to education, equity, and storytelling that uplifts humanity.