2022 BIO – Falguni Lakhani Adams

Falguni Lakhani Adams 


Falguni Lakhani Adams is an Emmy Award-winning producer and Executive with Vice

TV, A multi-hyphenate -Mom, Director, Writer, mindfulness coach and Entrepreneur

she resides in Los Angeles, Ca.

 

Born in Bombay, India and proudly representing Jackson Heights, Queens, Falguni has a law degree from St. John’s University and more than 20 years' experience producing creative nonfiction stories for broadcast TV, digital media and long-form audio documentaries. A recent Environmental Media Association winner for Vice TV’s series "Unknown Amazon with Pedro Andrade" she has a knack for taking unassuming shows and making them hits. Along with seeking stories around underrepresented groups. Other recent projects include, "The Search for Q", "Too Soon: Comedy after 9/11" and “Black Market with Michael K Williams.” Prior to Vice TV she worked on shows such as "United Shades of America" with W. Kamau Bell, the NatGeo series "Valley of the Boom," and a limited series for Amazon Studios about the DC sniper shootings. She also has a long list of credits for NBC News and MSNBC, including 10 years at Dateline NBC. 


Along with her penchant for writing and directing, Falguni recently co-founded Getting Hotter, a community-based enterprise within the wellness space to create a safe space for women, with a focus on South Asian women, navigate all phases of menopause, and women's health from a girlfriend's perspective. Her focus on production and community has earned her a space in Veronica Beard's Make it Happen campaign which highlights women who are movers and shakers in work and life. 

 

Falguni is an active member with Chief, a membership network focused on connecting and supporting female executive leaders. In her spare time Falguni is a board member with the Boys and Girls Club of Venice and a mentor in the Hollywood Radio & Television Society mentorship program as well as mentoring with Democroshe.


She has recently added speaker to her resume as she often travels to speak to youth

around the country about the power of pivot and the myth of balance. Falguni has two musically-inclined children that conspire against her in Mandarin, which she does not speak. To help herself and her kids stay sane, she frequently teaches mindfulness and meditation to students at her children’s school and challenges anyone to scrabble game.

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