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Iranian-American businesswoman and philanthropist Neda Nobari emigrated from Iran to the United States in 1978. She earned a degree in Computer Science from San Francisco State University in 1984 and a Master’s Degree in Liberal Studies from Dartmouth College in 2015.
Neda Nobari is an Iranian-American fashion designer and philanthropist who donated $5 million to SF State to create the Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies. The Center will explore the diverse and complex experiences of Iranian communities around the world and beyond.
Neda Nobari Foundation is a private foundation that supports silenced voices and promotes a more just world. Learn about its evolution, impact and new name and mission at www.mozaikphilanthropy.org.
Promoting social and environmental justice through arts and education. President's Welcome. According to Wikipedia, “philanthropy is the effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind.” The term philanthropy was coined around 2500-years ago by the Greek playwright, Aeschylus, in his work Prometheus Bound.
Oct 2, 2018 · Neda Nobari’s path to philanthropy winds back to her adolescence in Iran. At 15, struck by wanderlust, she left her native land for the United States — just, as it turned out, before the 1979 revolution that overthrew the country’s monarchy and established an Islamic government.
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In 2020, Neda's foundation relaunched as MOZAIK Philanthropy, with a mission to explore and model new practices across the sector. Nobari is an inaugural member and current vice chair of the SF State Foundation's board.
Neda Nobari Chair in Iranian Diaspora Studies. Phone: (415) 338-1500. Email: persiskarim@sfsu.edu. Location: Humanities Building, Room 503. Persis Karim is the Neda Nobari Chair of the newly-established Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies and a professor in the Comparative and World Literature department at SFSU.
