Kamran Farid

Kamran is a father of four living in Windermere, Florida. Kamran Immigrated to Connecticut, USA at the age of 2 from Pakistan with his five older siblings and parents. As a childhood leukemia survivor, he is grateful to have received life-saving treatment at Yale Cancer Center. He understands the importance of family and grew up working in the family flower shop and then technology company with his brother Tariq. This lead him to become the entrepreneur he is today.

Kamran is a business leader whose incredible successes have been featured in top business publications, including Forbes, Inc., ABC News, and Entrepreneur. In 1999, he and his brother founded Edible Arrangements®, and, in just 13 years, they grew the global brand to an impressive $600M in revenue with over 1300 stores worldwide. Additionally, Kamran successfully integrated BerryDirect, the exclusive distributor of dry goods to all franchises inside Edible Arrangements. In addition, he also serves on Southern Connecticut State University, Business Executive Council. Now, he is the President of K Capital, his family investment office, which specializes in private equity and real estate investments.

Drawing on the lessons instilled in him by his mother and father growing up, Kamran has now extended his philanthropic efforts by supporting organizations. Kamran donated $100,000 to the Yale School of Medicine, Serving on the Yale School of Medicine Cancer Center, he worked on providing clean water wells income areas, and supporting local food pantries, he is making an impact across the globe. Established in 2014 the Khatoon foundation was named in honor of his past mother. to provide financial support for local leaders, community initiatives, and organizations around the world.