Sima Ajdari

Director of Legal Affairs at ByteDance

Sima Ajdari is the current Director of Legal Affairs at ByteDance. Sima has an extensive background in the legal field, having worked as an intern at NBC Universal, an associate attorney at Tharpe & Howell, LLP, and a business and legal affairs intern at 2929 Productions, Inc. Sima also spent time working as an administrative assistant at Greenberg Glusker. In 2012, Sima became the VP of Business and Legal Affairs at Studio71, LP, where they worked for four years before moving on to Netflix in 2016 as Counsel for Original Series. In December 2016, Sima left Netflix for Snap Inc., where they served as Commercial Counsel until July 2018. Sima Ajdari is a well-respected figure in the legal community and their experience will continue to be an asset to ByteDance.

Sima Ajdari received their Juris Doctor from Pepperdine Law and their Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of California, Los Angeles. Sima also attended Calabasas High School and UC Irvine.

Sima Ajdari works with Michael Beckerman - VP, Head of US Public Policy, Jia Sima - Director of Global Public Policy & Corporate Affairs, and Tracy Gardner - Head of Label Licensing & Partnerships. Sima Ajdari reports to Erich Andersen, Head of Corporate Affairs & General Counsel, TikTok.

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