Shahin Dardashty

Shahin Dardashty has been the CEO of United Pacific Designs, a toy and children’s product developer, manufacturer, and distributor since 1990. Los Angeles based UPD, is the preferred national wholesaler for Mattel, Jakks Pacific, Just Play, Zuru, and many other national and international toy manufacturers, distributing over 4,000 products annually to over 5,000 retailers. Shahin’s family moved to the United States when he was 12 years old. He attended Beverly Hills High School and went on to receive his bachelors in Economics from UCLA. While in college, he participated in founding the Iranian Students Group and served as its first student representative and second treasurer. After college, Shahin spent 15 years volunteering at Landmark Worldwide, an organization offering personal development programs. Shahin has been a proud and engaged parent, participant, and sponsor of 20 years at Wise School, Wise Temple, and Milken Community School. He enjoys travel, surfing and beach volleyball. Shahin is married to Doris and has 2 children, Elijah ’20, and Ethan ’24.