Shahrzad Rafati Explained

Shahrzad Rafati
Birth Place:Tehran, Iran
Nationality:Iranian, Canadian
Occupation:Chairperson & CEO, RHEI
Alma Mater:University of British Columbia (BSc)

Shahrzad Rafati is an Iranian-Canadian[1] chairwoman and CEO of RHEI, formerly BBTV, a global media company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, which provides services to content creators and media companies.[2] [3] [4]

Early life

Rafati was born 1979 in Tehran, Iran and immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as a teenager.[5] In 2005, she completed her BSc in computer science at the University of British Columbia.[6] Rafati also studied French at Université Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV),[7] and is a graduate of the Young Global Leaders Oxford Module: Transformational Leadership at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.[8] Shahrzad also received her Honorary Doctorate from University Canada West in 2020.[9]

Career

Separate from her role as a CEO of RHEI, Rafati is also a board member for Bjarke Ingels Group, an architecture firm, and was named Vice Chair of the board for Invest in Canada in 2019.[10] She has been a board member of the Vancouver Economic Commission,[11] and the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs.[12]

In September 2018, it was announced that Shahrzad was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to represent Canada on the Business Women Leaders task force, which was formed to advise global leaders on issues of women's economic empowerment as part of the G20 Summit.[13] She was later appointed as Canada's representative for G20 EMPOWER, a private sector alliance with the goal of advancing women's representation at leadership levels in the private sector.[14] In 2019 she was also appointed as the Vice Chair of Invest in Canada, a federal agency that aims to create jobs in Canada by facilitating foreign business investment by highlighting Canada's talent pool, economic growth across multiple industries, and geographic advantage as a hub for global trade.[15]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-05-26 . From war zone to boardroom: The improbable rise of BroadbandTV's Shahrzad Rafati . 2020-01-15 . Digiday . en-US . 2019-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191219004328/https://digiday.com/media/broadbandtvs-shahrzad-rafati/ . live .
  2. Web site: Canaccord Genuity launches coverage of BBTV with a $24.00 price target. 2020-11-27. Cantech Letter. en-US. 2021-02-24. 2021-02-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20210201230111/https://www.cantechletter.com/2020/11/canaccord-genuity-launches-coverage-of-bbtv-with-a-24-00-price-target/. live.
  3. Shaw, Gillian. "BroadbandTV helps companies leverage YouTube branding potential" Vancouver Sun
  4. Web site: BCBusiness. Mckenzie. Kevin Hinton & Ryan. BCBusiness. en. 2019-11-15. 2019-11-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20191115222056/https://www.bcbusiness.ca/STEM-POWER-Shahrzad-Rafati. live.
  5. Blattberg, Eric. "From war zone to boardroom: The improbable rise of BroadbandTV's Shahrzad Rafati," Digiday
  6. Web site: CS Alumna Turned Pirate into Profit | Computer Science at UBC . Cs.ubc.ca . 2012-08-05 . 2012-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120716225823/https://www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2011/06/cs-alumna-turned-pirate-profit . live .
  7. Rickwood, Lee. "Man or Woman, Tech Offers Opportunity for All, Says Canada’s Top Digi CEO" Diversity Now
  8. Web site: Shahrzad Rafati. World Economic Forum. 2020-01-16. 2021-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210927172904/https://www.weforum.org/people/shahrzad-rafati/. live.
  9. Web site: BroadbandTV CEO Shahrzad Rafati receives UCW honorary doctorate. ucanwest.ca. 2021-04-01. 2021-04-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210412073432/https://www.ucanwest.ca/media/university-news/broadbandtv-ceo-shahrzad-rafati-receives-ucw-honorary-doctorate. live.
  10. Web site: Minister Carr announces new Vice Chair and Director to the board of Invest in Canada. Global Affairs Canada, Government of Canada. 17 May 2019. en-CA. 9 April 2023.
  11. Web site: Shahrzad Rafati. World Economic Forum. 2020-01-16. 2021-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210927172904/https://www.weforum.org/people/shahrzad-rafati/. live.
  12. Web site: 2016 Annual Award Winners. 2017-03-10. Women in Communications and Technology. en. 2020-01-16. 2020-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20200925031328/https://www.wct-fct.com/en/2016-annual-award-winners. live.
  13. Weiss, Geoff. "Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Taps BBTV Founder Shahrzad Rafati For Women’s Economic Initiative" Tubefilter
  14. OECD."Policies and Practices to Promote Women in Leadership Roles in the Private Sector Report prepared by the OECD for the G20 EMPOWER Alliance"
  15. Web site: 2019-05-20 . BBTV Founder Shahrzad Rafati Named Vice Chair Of Canadian Federal Investment Agency . 2020-01-15 . Tubefilter . en-US . 2020-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200306091934/https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/05/20/shahrzad-rafati-invest-in-canada/ . live .
  16. Web site: Shahrzad Rafati, Founder & CEO, BroadbandTV Corp. Named CanadianSME Magazine's Business Woman of the Year. Cantech Letter. en-CA. 2020-01-29.
  17. Web site: Creativity Award 2019 Visionary/Founder of the Year: Shahrzad Rafati, BroadbandTV. 2019-04-15. adage.com. en. 2019-11-15.
  18. Unknown. "Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018: Technology" BC Business
  19. Greenwood, Max. "Announcing the Winners of the Seventh Annual Canadian Innovation Awards" Techvibes
  20. Unknown. "The B.C. achievers on WXN's 2017 Top 100 list of Canada's Most Powerful Women" BC Business
  21. Unknown. "2017 – Canada’s Top 40 Under 40" Canada’s Top 40 Under 40
  22. Roxborough, Scott. "The 20 Most Powerful Women in Global Television 2016" Hollywood Reporter
  23. Unknown. "BroadbandTV’s Shahrzad Rafati Named Person of the Year by the BCTIA" BC Technology
  24. Schwindt, Oriana. "TheWrap’s 2016 Innovators List: 11 Change Agents Who Are Disrupting Hollywood" The Wrap
  25. Unknown. "Women’s Impact Report 2015" Variety
  26. Digital Life Design. "Digital Storytelling: Surfing the Video Explosion" DLD Conference
  27. Thomas, Knowlton. "BroadbandTV's Shahrzad Rafati Named Executive of the Year at 2013 Digi Awards" Tech Vibes
  28. Crawford, Emma. "B.C. home to 19 of country’s top 100 most powerful women" Business in Vancouver
  29. Techvibes NewsDesk. "EY Names 2013 Pacific Entrepreneur of the Year Winners" Tech Vibes
  30. https://www.biv.com/article/2013/10/biv-unveils-2013-bc-ceo-of-the-year-winners/ "BIV unveils 2013 BC CEO of the Year winners"
  31. https://www.biv.com/article/2012/12/biv-announces-fresh-crop-of-forty-under-40-winners/ "https://www.biv.com/article/2012/12/biv-announces-fresh-crop-of-forty-under-40-winners/"
  32. http://www.fastcompany.com/3018443/most-creative-people-2011/37-shahrzad-rafati "MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE 2011 37. SHAHRZAD RAFATI"

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