Mona Akhavi

Mona Akhavi has a diverse work experience spanning over 17 years. Currently, they serve as the President & CEO of VRAI, a position they assumed in September 2019. Previously, they worked as the VP of Marketing at Diamond Foundry from May 2018 to September 2019. Prior to that, they were a Venture Partner at Unanimous Capital from June 2017 to May 2019. Mona also served as a Contributor at Startup Grind from March 2014 to February 2018, where they focused on topics related to Technology, Start-ups, Entrepreneurs, Women in Tech, and Women in Leadership. Mona was the CEO & Co-Founder of Sidebuy from May 2014 to June 2017. Before that, Mona had a role as the Product Manager, Digital Operations, at CBC from March 2012 to May 2014. Mona also gained experience as a Project Manager at Reinvent, Inc. and held various product management roles in the same company from 2009 to 2012. Additionally, Mona served as the Director of Marketing at Autobiographie Fashion Ltd. from August 2010 to February 2012. Mona started their career as a Project Engineer at Neovasc Inc. (formerly Medical Ventures) in 2003.

Mona Akhavi's education history is as follows:

In 1999, they enrolled at The University of British Columbia and completed their Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2004.

In 2007, Mona pursued further education and joined Simon Fraser University's Beedie Graduate School of Business. Mona earned their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in 2008.

Mona continued to enhance their skillset with certifications in the field of product management. In 2011, they became a Certified Scrum Product Owner through Agile Alliance. Mona also obtained a certification as a Certified Pragmatic Marketing Product Manager from Pragmatic Marketing in 2012.

In terms of additional certifications, Mona has received the Agile Scrum Product Owner certification from Scrum Alliance, the specific details regarding the institution and the year of attainment are not provided.

Mona'slatest pursuit in education is currently ongoing. Since 2022, Mona has been enrolled at Stanford University Graduate School of Business for a YPO Executive Leadership program with a focus on Business Administration and Management.