Asker A. Saeed

Asker A. Saeede
Asker A. Saeed
Director of Diversity & Inclusion
Fried Frank

Asker A. Saeed is the Director of Diversity & Inclusion at international law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP where he is responsible for leading the firm’s global diversity and inclusion initiative. Prior to joining Fried Frank, Mr. Saeed was the Director of Diversity & Inclusion at northeast regional law firm Day Pitney.

Prior to becoming a diversity and inclusion professional, Mr. Saeed practiced law for 10 years, first as an associate at two large Hartford, Connecticut based law firms and then as in-house counsel at United Technologies Corporation.

He also had a successful career in corporate America culminating in his position as Vice President Customer Business, Commercial at International Aero Engines. He is a long time and frequent speaker on diversity and inclusion and career development issues and an active leader in various minority bar associations, having served 3 terms as the President of the South Asian Bar Association of Connecticut and on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of SABA North America.