Raamla Mohamed was born and raised in Los Angeles. After graduating from Columbia University, Raamla went on to receive her MFA in Writing for Film and Television at the University of Southern California. Not long after graduating, Raamla worked on "Grey's Anatomy” and "Off the Map”. She then went on to become a fellow in the Disney/ABC Writing Program. As a writer on the show “Scandal”, Raamla penned eleven episodes for the series, including the seventh-season crossover episode with “How To Get Away with Murder”. She is currently co-writing a pilot for HBO with Issa Rae about black teenagers in the affluent L.A. neighborhood of Windsor Hills. She also recently signed a two-year overall deal with ABC studios and is currently a Co-Executive Producer on “Little Fires Everywhere” for Hulu.