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About me

Hi, I'm Maher.AI Content Strategist, social media strategist and digital marketer in San Jose.

I taught marketing. Then I decided to live it.

I started as a marketing professor. Today I help brands grow with social media, content and AI.

Former Assistant ProfessorFounder, Indian Creative MothersCanva CoachAdobe Brand Ambassador
Black and white portrait of Maher Khan, AI content strategist, in a black blazer with arms crossed

Who I am

Who is Maher Khan?

Maher Khan is an AI Content Strategist, social media strategist and digital marketer based in San Jose, California, and an Adobe Brand Ambassador for Adobe Express and Adobe Firefly. I have 10+ years of experience in digital marketing. I started as an Assistant Professor of Marketing, and I designed the Agentic AI Marketing course at UCLA Extension.

My story

How did I go from the classroom to AI?

One step at a time. I taught marketing, then I practiced it. I built communities, managed social media for brands across 20+ industries, trained 20,000+ freelancers, and now I bring AI into content strategy and education.

  1. Maher Khan in academic regalia at an MBA convocation with a graduating student
    MBA convocation day with my students.

    Chapter 01 · 2008 to 2015

    I wanted marketing to go beyond definitions.

    I taught MBA students marketing, branding and consumer behavior.

    I loved it. But I wanted to see marketing work in the real world, not only on a whiteboard.

    So I stopped only teaching it. I started doing it.

  2. Chapter 02 · 2016

    My first website changed everything.

    In 2016, I built my first website, Innovative Mothers.

    It grew into Indian Creative Mothers, a community helping mothers turn their creativity into small businesses.

    I wasn't teaching marketing anymore. I was watching it change lives.

  3. Maher Khan interviewing Sabeer Bhatia at the Synergy Leadership Forum 2026
    In conversation with Sabeer Bhatia at the Synergy Leadership Forum 2026.

    Chapter 03 · 2016 to present

    Every business taught me something new.

    As a social media strategist and digital marketer, I've worked with founders, coaches, startups and brands across 20+ industries.

    As a Canva Coach, I trained 20,000+ Indian freelancers to design their own content.

    Great marketing starts with understanding people.

  4. Maher Khan, Adobe Brand Ambassador, holding Adobe Express and Adobe Firefly signs at Adobe Create Now San Jose 2026
    Adobe Create Now, San Jose 2026.

    Chapter 04 · Now

    When marketing met creative technology.

    I'm an Adobe Brand Ambassador for Adobe Express and Adobe Firefly.

    I built an Agentic AI course for UCLA Extension and teach as a guest lecturer. At Stanford HAI, I designed Grandberry, an AI companion for older adults.

    Technology does the heavy lifting. Imagination stays human.

What I believe

Taking the first step is the hardest part, and the most important.

You don't need every answer to begin. You need curiosity and the courage to try.

Maher Khan with women business leaders at the Build. Scale. Lead with AI. event by SBDC, EMUMBA and AWS
Build. Scale. Lead with AI.SBDC, EMUMBA and AWS GenAI event.

What I care about

What do I care about most?

Helping people turn ideas into action.

A woman building her first business. A founder finding customers. A professional trying AI for the first time.

I help turn possibilities into progress.

The people who inspire me

Who keeps me inspired?

Maher Khan sitting between her father and mother

My parents

They are no longer with me on this earth.

But their teachings and inspiration will always stay with me.

Maher Khan standing in the middle of her MBA students

My students

They taught me as much as I taught them.

Their curiosity still shapes everything I do today.

Life outside work

Maher Khan's husband and two children relaxing on a California beach

My home team

My husband and our two kids back every idea I have.

Maher Khan with her family at Earthquake Park in Alaska

Exploring together

New places as a family. My best ideas show up away from my desk.

Maher Khan with her family at the NASA Kennedy Space Center

Always curious

Space centers, museums, new tools. Curiosity runs in our family.

Fun facts

A few things you might not guess.

  • I started in science.

    Botany, Chemistry and Zoology came before my MBA.

  • I built my first website myself.

    That one experiment changed my career.

  • My kids are my crew.

    They ran my cameras and editing when I started creating.

  • I don't drive. Yet.

    A milestone I still plan to reach.

Moments

Along the way.

Maher Khan at Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
Stanford HAI
Maher Khan on the steps by the Stanford sign
Stanford d.school
Maher Khan in a red coat on the Stanford campus
Stanford campus
Maher Khan presenting her Grandberry AI concept at Stanford
Presenting Grandberry
Maher Khan with fellow participants at Stanford
Conversations and connections

FAQ

Quick answers about me.

Who is Maher Khan?

Maher Khan is an AI Content Strategist, social media strategist and digital marketer based in San Jose, California, and an Adobe Brand Ambassador for Adobe Express and Adobe Firefly. She has 10+ years of experience in digital marketing, started her career as an Assistant Professor of Marketing, and designed the Agentic AI Marketing course at UCLA Extension.

Where is Maher Khan based?

Maher Khan is based in San Jose, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. She works with teams and clients across the US and internationally, remotely or in person.

What did Maher do before digital marketing?

Maher was an Assistant Professor of Marketing, teaching MBA students marketing, branding and consumer behavior in India. Before her MBA in Marketing, she studied Botany, Chemistry and Zoology.

What is Indian Creative Mothers?

Indian Creative Mothers is a community Maher founded in 2016 to help mothers turn their creativity into small businesses. It has supported 100+ mothers, has 9,000+ members, and was nominated for the Digital Women Awards 2018 by SheThePeople.tv.

What is Grandberry?

Grandberry is a human-centered AI companion concept for older adults and their families, designed by Maher during the Stanford HAI program. It helps seniors feel heard and connected. It's a working prototype, not a commercial product.

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