Ahva Sadeghi

Ahva Sadeghi is a passionate social entrepreneur and co-founder & CEO of Symba, an award-winning and women-founded tech startup using technology to democratize access to the workplace through internships and apprenticeships. Ahva is an economist and researcher focused on workforce development and is a member of the Forbes Human Resources Council. Prior to launching Symba, Ahva worked at the US Department of State in the Human Rights Bureau and completed a civil rights fellowship with Congressman John Lewis in Atlanta. She was recently named Forbes 30 Under 30, a Global Entrepreneur Scholar by the US Department of State and is a Tory Burch Fellow. Ahva completed her studies at the London school of Economics, Georgetown University, and the University of Arizona Honors College. In her spare time, Ahva enjoys playing the cello.