Fahd Jindani joined the Vanderbilt football team as an assistant strength coach in 2017.

He assists with all aspects of the Vanderbilt football program, including in-season and off-season training.

Before joining Vanderbilt, Jindani worked as a graduate assistant in strength and conditioning at Springfield (Mass.) College. While at Springfield, Jindani designed and implemented in-season and off-season training programs for football, women’s lacrosse, track and field, baseball and women’s soccer.

Jindani also interned at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts during the 2015-16 school year under head strength coach Jeff Oliver and with the Iowa football program under head strength coach Chris Doyle during the summer of 2016.

A native of Richmond, Virginia, Jindani played linebacker at Christopher Newport for two years before a knee injury ended his playing career. After the injury, Jindani served as a defensive student assistant coach and interned with the strength staff as a senior at Christopher Newport.

Jindani earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Christopher Newport and a master’s in exercise science with a concentration in strength and conditioning from Springfield.

Professionally, Jindani is certified through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association.