Halé Behzadi Named Citi Private Bank's
Head of North America Private Banking
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IAWF is delighted to share that our supporter and advisor, Halé Behzadi, has been announced as the Citi Private Bank's new Head of North America Private Banking. Halé has more than three decades of experience working with ultra high net worth families and their closely held business and philanthropic ventures. Prior to joining Citigroup and establishing the Private Bank office in Beverly Hills in 2003, Halé enjoyed a long and distinguished career with Bank of America, where she was a Senior Vice President directing a team of private banking professionals in Beverly Hills.
Halé is a graduate of Georgetown University with a BA in Economics where she is an active member of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security. Throughout her career she has played an active role in numerous civic and charitable organizations that provide social services, education and health care in the local community. Currently, Halé serves on the Board of Trustees for Viewpoint School as a member of the Executive Committee, in addition to chairing the Advancement Committee. She has previously held a number of leadership roles including Vice Chair and Chair of Committee on Trustees where she was focused on recruiting more diverse board members, especially women. She is also a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Governors of the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation. Halé was recently recognized as a Deborah Award recipient by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for her leadership and civic contributions exemplifying the qualities and ideals of ADL.”
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Lily Sarafan Named in Top 100 Women CEOs of 2021 |
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Women We Admire has announced its list of the Top 100 Women CEOs of 2021, and we are so proud to see our dear supporter, Lily Sarafan, among this group of amazing women! Lily is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Home Care Assistance (HCA), consistently recognized as a best-in-class healthcare company. She has been a featured expert on digital health and the future of aging at the White House and at global conferences. She is a board member, investor, and advisor for innovative companies and serves on the Stanford Alumni Association Board of Directors, the Freeman Spogli Institute Council, the Stanford Undergraduate Education Cabinet, and the Berkeley-Haas Center for Innovation Economies, where she is board chair. Lily received her Master of Science degree in management science and engineering from Stanford University. Congratulations! |
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Shabnam Rezaei Receives Leo Awards Nomination |
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Our talented and creative member, Shabnam Rezaei, was recently nominated for Best Directing in the Youth/Children's Series category at this year's Leo Awards! Her animated preschool series "16 Hudson" has received seven nominations in multiple categories this year. Shabnam started Big Bad Boo Studios to make quality cartoons for kids. Shows include Babak & Friends – A First Norooz, Mixed Nutz (PBS), Lili & Lola (ICI TV), 16 Hudson (TVO Kids), Bravest Knight (Hulu) and 1001 Nights (Teletoon), nominated for 13 LEOs with 4 wins. 1001 Nights airs in 80 countries on Cartoon Network, PBS, Disney, Discovery Kids, ORF, RTP, Gloob Brazil and many more. Based in New York and Vancouver, the company has launched Oznoz.com, an online channel that serves cartoons in various languages. Exclusive libraries include Babar, Bob The Builder, Musti and others in Persian, Chinese, French, Spanish and others.
With a BS in Computer Science, a BA in German Literature from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from NYU, Shabnam spent 10 years working at EXIS, Deloitte and Misys in NYC and London. She has won Vancouver’s 40 Under 40 and Canada’s Entrepreneur of the Year. Shabnam was born in Iran and grew up in Austria. Congratulations on this great achievement!
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IAWF Mentee Co-Founds Program to
Support Underprivileged Students
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IAWF mentee, Mona Amirseyedian, is the Co-Director of an Orange County-based non-profit called Project Atom. Their mission is to provide free educational resources for students of underrepresented backgrounds. Through their advanced curriculum and creative application, Project Atom hopes to help diminish the gender gap in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) careers and allow underrepresented backgrounds to thrive in such educations opportunities. Their next program will take place Monday - Friday, July 12-23 at the World Relief Garden Grove office. You can learn more about Project Atom here, and you can sign up for this program here. We are so proud of Mona and the incredible work she is doing, and we are so thankful to her mentor, Sanaz Jahangard, for her time and support!
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