Background
I have a very unique background in that I have been "immersed" in three different cultures from when I was born, with a fourth culture added over a decade ago... Middle Eastern/Iranian parent; Asian/born and raised in Japan; Western/attended English-curriculum Catholic school followed by a Canadian academy in Japan and moved to the United States at age 12; Latin/married to my wife who is from Mexico.
At age 12 we moved to Southern California from Japan; at 17 I moved to San Francisco to attend San Francisco State University (SFSU), where I received my BS in Marketing with cum laude honors; started APEX while still attending SFSU and landed first million-dollar contract within 12 months; eventually moved back to Southern California, which is where I currently reside.
Family
Married, daughter, twin sons.
Recreation
Semi-competitive racquetball player, weekend golfer.
Global Traveler
Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, Spain, France, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Italy, UK, Iran, Israel, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico, Canada.
Community Service
Chairperson, Board of Local Faith Community (2001 - Present)
Board Member, City of Westlake Village Cultural Recreation Advisory Board (2019 - Present)
Striving for Human Rights (2010 - Present)
www.strivingforhumanrights.org
Event Director and Founding Member of Planning Committee.
Provides an annual non-partisan meeting for exchange of the
most up-to-date information about the human rights situation
in Iran. Average annual attendance by over 900 scholars and
human rights advocates from around the world.
Voicemail for the Homeless (1994 - 2004)
APEX liaison and technical advisor to The Voicemail Project, a collaboration with ten faith communities in ten counties of the San Francisco Bay Area. Provided voicemail service to persons without the ability to communicate with potential employers, landlords, or service providers. Offered the program pro bono through sixty county-level governmental agencies and NGOs serving the homeless, persons in transitional housing, veterans, victims of domestic violence in hiding, and foster youth aging out of the system. Served thousands over the course of a decade, prior to the availability of cellphone service through programs for such individuals.
PERSONAL
Managerial Overview
Driving Organizational Capability | Proven Marketing and Operational Visionary | Cross-Functional Management | Goal-Oriented and Results-Driven | Adding Enterprise Value | Efficient Use of Resources... at the executive level, locally, nationally, and globally.
Multi-Cultural and Linguistic Skills
Excellent command of the English language (written and verbal); poised, articulate, and effective (public) speaker; facility in conversational Farsi (Persian) with understanding of Japanese and Spanish; effective communicator/negotiator in multi-cultural business and social settings.
Elhum Vahdat
CLEAR VISION AND STRATEGY
FOR GAINING MARKET LEADERSHIP
C-Suite/Senior Marketing and Operations Executive
Hometown: Westlake Village (Los Angeles), California, USA
Mobile (Voice/Text): +1 818.448.4131 | E-Mail: elhum@vahdatig.com
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