Shahrzad Rafatiis anIranian-Canadian[1]chairwomanand 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]
Shahrzad Rafati | |
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 Rafati in 2019 | |
| Born | 1979 (age 45–46) Tehran,Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian, Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia(BSc) |
| Occupation(s) | Chairperson & CEO, RHEI |
Early life
editRafati was born 1979 inTehran,Iran and immigrated toVancouver,British Columbia, Canada as a teenager.[5]In 2005, she completed herBScin computer science at theUniversity of British Columbia.[6]Rafati also studied French atUniversité Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV),[7]and is a graduate of theYoung Global LeadersOxford 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
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Separate from her role as a CEO of RHEI, Rafati is also a board member forBjarke Ingels Group,an architecture firm, and was named Vice Chair of the board forInvest in Canadain 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
edit- 2020: CanadianSME Magazine, Business Woman of the Year[16]
- 2019: AdAge Creativity Awards, Visionary/Founder of The Year[17]
- 2018: Ernst & Young, Entrepreneur of the Year, Pacific, Technology Category[18]
- 2018: Canadian Innovation Awards Winner - Entrepreneur[19]
- 2017: Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner - Hall of Fame[20]
- 2017: Canada's Top 40 under 40[21]
- 2016: Hollywood Reporter's 20 Most Powerful Women in Global Television,[22]Person of the Year by BC Technology Association,[23]TheWrap's Innovator List[24]
- 2015: Variety's Power of Women list,[25]
- 2014:Digital Life Design(DLD), Munich, Germany, panelist: Digital Storytelling: Surfing the Video Explosion (January 2014)[26]
- 2013: Digi Awards, Executive of The Year (December 2013)[27]
- 2013: Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100™ Award Winner in the Sun Life Financial Arts & Communications category (December 2013)[28]
- 2013:Ernst & Young,Pacific Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year (October 2013)[29]
- 2013: Business In Vancouver, CEO of The Year (October 2013)[30]
- 2012: 40 Under 40 Business in Vancouver (December 2012)[31]
- 2011:Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business (2011)[32]
References
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- ^Shaw, Gillian."BroadbandTV helps companies leverage YouTube branding potential"Archived2015-09-29 at theWayback MachineVancouver Sun
- ^Mckenzie, Kevin Hinton & Ryan."BCBusiness".BCBusiness.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-11-15.Retrieved2019-11-15.
- ^Blattberg, Eric."From war zone to boardroom: The improbable rise of BroadbandTV's Shahrzad Rafati,"Archived2015-08-01 at theWayback MachineDigiday
- ^"CS Alumna Turned Pirate into Profit | Computer Science at UBC".Cs.ubc.ca.Archivedfrom the original on 2012-07-16.Retrieved2012-08-05.
- ^Rickwood, Lee."Man or Woman, Tech Offers Opportunity for All, Says Canada’s Top Digi CEO"Archived2016-03-05 at theWayback MachineDiversity Now
- ^"Shahrzad Rafati".World Economic Forum.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-09-27.Retrieved2020-01-16.
- ^"BroadbandTV CEO Shahrzad Rafati receives UCW honorary doctorate".ucanwest.ca.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-04-12.Retrieved2021-04-01.
- ^"Minister Carr announces new Vice Chair and Director to the board of Invest in Canada".Global Affairs Canada, Government of Canada. 17 May 2019.Retrieved9 April2023.
- ^"Shahrzad Rafati".World Economic Forum.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-09-27.Retrieved2020-01-16.
- ^"2016 Annual Award Winners".Women in Communications and Technology.2017-03-10.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-09-25.Retrieved2020-01-16.
- ^Weiss, Geoff."Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Taps BBTV Founder Shahrzad Rafati For Women’s Economic Initiative"Archived2018-10-04 at theWayback MachineTubefilter
- ^OECD."Policies and Practices to Promote Women in Leadership Roles in the Private Sector Report prepared by the OECD for the G20 EMPOWER Alliance"Archived2021-04-19 at theWayback Machine
- ^"BBTV Founder Shahrzad Rafati Named Vice Chair Of Canadian Federal Investment Agency".Tubefilter.2019-05-20.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-03-06.Retrieved2020-01-15.
- ^"Shahrzad Rafati, Founder & CEO, BroadbandTV Corp. Named CanadianSME Magazine's Business Woman of the Year".Cantech Letter.Retrieved2020-01-29.
- ^"Creativity Award 2019 Visionary/Founder of the Year: Shahrzad Rafati, BroadbandTV".adage.2019-04-15.Retrieved2019-11-15.
- ^Unknown."Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018: Technology"BC Business
- ^Greenwood, Max."Announcing the Winners of the Seventh Annual Canadian Innovation Awards"Techvibes
- ^Unknown."The B.C. achievers on WXN's 2017 Top 100 list of Canada's Most Powerful Women"BC Business
- ^Unknown."2017 – Canada’s Top 40 Under 40"Canada’s Top 40 Under 40
- ^Roxborough, Scott."The 20 Most Powerful Women in Global Television 2016"Hollywood Reporter
- ^Unknown."BroadbandTV’s Shahrzad Rafati Named Person of the Year by the BCTIA"BC Technology
- ^Schwindt, Oriana."TheWrap’s 2016 Innovators List: 11 Change Agents Who Are Disrupting Hollywood"The Wrap
- ^Unknown."Women’s Impact Report 2015"Variety
- ^Digital Life Design."Digital Storytelling: Surfing the Video Explosion"DLD Conference
- ^Thomas, Knowlton."BroadbandTV's Shahrzad Rafati Named Executive of the Year at 2013 Digi Awards"Tech Vibes
- ^Crawford, Emma."B.C. home to 19 of country’s top 100 most powerful women"Business in Vancouver
- ^Techvibes NewsDesk."EY Names 2013 Pacific Entrepreneur of the Year Winners"Tech Vibes
- ^"BIV unveils 2013 BC CEO of the Year winners"Business in Vancouver
- ^"https:// biv /article/2012/12/biv-announces-fresh-crop-of-forty-under-40-winners/"Business in Vancouver
- ^"MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE 2011 37. SHAHRZAD RAFATI"Fast Company