Pardis Mahdavi is an American scholar, author, and university administrator. She is the founder and CEO of Entheon and serves on the Board of Directors for the Lumina Foundation. Mahdavi previously served as the Provost and Executive Vice President at the University of Montana, the Dean of Social Sciences at Arizona State University, and the Acting Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. From 2006 to 2017, she held academic and administrative roles at Pomona College, including Professor and Chair of Anthropology, Director of the Pacific Basin Institute, and Dean of Women. In August 2023, Mahdavi became President of the University of La Verne, serving until June 2024.
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