Junaid Lughmani

MBA student and former liaison between Afghan and U.S. government

Junaid Lughmani is an MBA student and first-generation American of Pashtun origin, who worked as an interpreter in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2011, serving as a liaison between the U.S. and Afghan governments. Three years later, he returned with the U.S. Army Infantry Rifle Platoon, leading multiple combat missions.