Morad Fareed

Founder and CEO

Unifying science with new ecosystems to improve humanity, Morad is the Founder of FC Mother and Chairman of the H-Sports Institute, which is pioneering the new industry of healing sports by reimagining football and sporting infrastructure as a vehicle for maternal well being, a $27 Trillion problem.

Morad cofounded Delos and the WELL Building Standard - the world’s largest investor, educator, and implementer of healthy buildings - by reimagining our buildings as health interventions, pioneering a new $500 Billion ‘WELL Buildings’ industry that today reaches 44,000+ communities and 5,000 corporations in 127 countries.

Winner of the Edison Award for Science and a 5-time Fast Company World Changing Ideas Winner, Morad is the founder of WELL Living Lab at Mayo Clinic, the Fareed Maternal Health Fund at Harvard T.H. Chan, and Humanity 2.0 Lab alongside Harvard Chan - which developed new protocols and the largest global ecosystem to heal humanity by healing our mothers.

Morad is a former footballer for the Palestinian National Team in FIFA 2006 World Cup, where he earned 3 FIFA Caps, and starred in football documentaries, “Goal Dreams,” “BBC: Frontline Football,” and, “Nike: NYC Futbol.” He is the Author of “Soccer and Society” 2004, Taylor and Francis, a published poet, and has been featured in Wired, Harvard Magazine, Morgan Stanley Magazine, NY Times, Fast Company, BBC, WSJ, etc.

Earlier in his career, Morad worked as an analyst at Goldman Sachs and First Manhattan Consulting Group.

Morad is a graduate of New York University (B.A., Economics, Philosophy), where he was a 4 year team Soccer Captain, MVP, All American, and later NYU Assistant Coach for the team's historic Final 4 Appearance.

Morad resides in New York and Rancho Santa Fe, CA. He dedicates his calling to work on motherhood health to his Mother, Wesam.

Launch of WELL Buildings @ CGI

Launch of H2.0 Lab @ Nasdaq

"Goal Dreams"

A documentary following the Palestinian national football team (2006).

Comprised of multiple cultures, speaking different languages and having no home field, the Palestinian national soccer team and its players must overcome physical, emotional, cultural, and geographical obstacles just to exist. The documentary follows the team as it prepares for a decisive match in its attempt to qualify for the 2006 World Cup.

The Palestinian national soccer team consists of players of different nationalities with Palestinian descent, coming together to represent a nation without a sate. Some are from Chile, one from the United States, one from Lebanon, and the majority are from the West Bank and Gaza. Their coach is the Austrian Alfred Riedl. Riedl’s demanding task is to prepare the team in Egypt for the international match against Uzbekistan, which should pave the way to the World Cup. The film follows the team in the weeks leading up to this key game, and is filled with symbolism and philosophy. It also lays bare the effects of lack of freedom of movement, and the disadvantages of not being able to host their own home match.

There are many problems along the way; it is almost impossible for the players from Gaza to travel. Despite an official document that permits them to travel to Egypt, they have to wait for days before being allowed to cross the border. Meanwhile, tensions mount in the training camp. There is a confusion of tongues, as everyone is speaking a different language and the interpreters are not all that competent. It is proving difficult to gear the very different playing styles to one another. The training seems doomed to fail, but the players keep up the morale. After all, this team is more than just a soccer team: it is a way for the Palestinian people to propagate their identity and promote their national identity with pride.

"Frontline Football" by BBC

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