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Pardis Mahdavi

Executive Director, University of California, Berkeley Executive Leader Academy | Board Member

Pardis Mahdavi designs innovative leadership development programs that help higher education executives navigate institutional transformation and organizational change. She is also founder and CEO of MyUni, an education technology company leveraging artificial intelligence to expand access to learning and build meaningful educational credentials. Pardis earned her Ph.D. in sociomedical sciences and anthropology, and two master’s degrees (in anthropology and international affairs, human rights) from Columbia University; and she earned her bachelor’s degree in diplomacy and world affairs from Occidental College.