Haroon has been working in the entertainment industry for just over 20 years, having most recently served as President of Production of Trevor Noah’s Viacom-backed Day Zero Productions. While there, Haroon presided over a ground-up build of the company's project slate, its full staff of a dozen, the creative mandate, company culture, and more. The freshman company produced three television projects and had well over 50 projects in development within its first few years of existence, two of which were during a global pandemic. From 2017 to 2019, Haroon served as Ben Stiller’s EVP of Production and Development at Red Hour, having most recently produced FRIENDSGIVING for Endeavor Content, DINNER IN AMERICA, and the comedic digital hit, THE PACKAGE for Netflix.Prior stints include producing work with acclaimed producer Mark Johnson, Daniel Dae Kim, as well as an EVP post at a Das Films where he oversaw production and EP'd NOVEMBER MAN starring Pierce Brosnan, INTO THE FOREST, with then Ellen Page (Elliot Page) and Evan Rachel Wood. In 2010, Haroon produced the pre-show for the groundbreaking Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) telecast. The telecast, which was viewed by over 18 million people, raised millions of dollars for innovative cancer research. Prior to this, Haroon served as a production executive at Walden Media ( THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA 2 & 3, CHASING MAVERICKS) as well as a Creative Executive at Will Smith and James Lassiter's Overbrook Entertainment (THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS, ATL, HITCH, HANCOCK).Haroon’s philanthropic work skews political in nature, having helped to create and lead “The 008,” a group that mobilized young Hollywood around then-Senator Obama’s presidential run. Haroon later became co-head of the LA-based and campaign-backed Generation Obama, a group known for spearheading the dissemination of the iconic Shepherd Fairy “Hope” Poster, bundling over 1.6 million dollars for the Obama campaign and organizing the official Election Night party with the California DNC in Los Angeles. Planned for 6000 attendees, the event was flooded by over 17,000 people—a resounding success. Haroon was born on the Mediterranean coast of Benghazi, Libya, and raised in a small town in the high desert of Southern California. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife and their small Yorkie mix as well as an overly-curious Siberian kitten.
