Suroosh Alvi
| Suroosh Alvi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 26, 1969 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Residence | New York City, New York, United States |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Co-founder of VICE magazine |
Suroosh Alvi (born 26 March 1969) is a Pakistani Canadian journalist and filmmaker. He is the co-founder of VICE magazine, a youth media brand operating in 34 countries. Alvi is a travelled journalist and an executive producer of film, covering global youth culture, news, and music. He has hosted and produced award-winning documentaries investigating controversial issues, movements, and subcultures, including conflict minerals in Congo, the Iraq War, and the rise of the Taliban of Pakistan.
Suroosh Alvi was born in Toronto to Muslim Pakistani parents, both of whom are academics; his mother is Sajida S. Alvi whose focus is on Islamic Studies and Mughal history, and is now professor emerita at McGill University, and his father is Sabir A. Alvi, professor emeritus in psychology at the University of Toronto. Alvi studied philosophy at McGill University.
Suroosh Alvi launched VICE with Shane Smith and Gavin McInnes in Montreal in 1994. Originally a punk magazine, VICE has expanded and diluted to include a network of online video channels, including VICE.com, TheCreatorsProject.com, Motherboard.tv and Fightland.com, Noisey.com and Thu.mp), a television production studio, a record label, an in-house creative services agency and a book publishing division. Today VICE produces over 60original video series, covering news to travel to music to arts to fashion, and has a network of correspondents and bureaus.
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