Mazdak Mazarei

Mazdak Mazarei leads and oversees justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) initiatives at San Francisco AIDS Foundation. He is passionate about working collaboratively with staff to identify and successfully implement JEDI-related projects that are person-centered, evidence-based, and anchored in the organization’s mission to promote health, wellness, and social justice for communities most impacted by HIV, including within the organization. Mazdak works closely with his People & Culture colleagues to maintain a work environment that supports effective talent acquisition, development, and retention of employees, particularly those from historically marginalized backgrounds.

Mazdak has more than 20 years of history providing capacity-building assistance to the nation’s HIV workforce, informed by his experiences providing direct services at AIDS service organizations in the Bay Area and lessons learned from staff at the agencies he's worked with across the country. During this time, Mazdak supported community-based organizations, clinics, and health departments to better operationalize their JEDI-related values.