Dr. Mojdeh Mahdavi

Dr. Mojdeh Mahdavi serves as the Smart Base Program Manager at US Ignite, focusing on advancing smart community initiatives and enhancing public-private partnerships in network and sensor-based technologies. With a rich background in urban design and data governance, Dr. Mahdavi previously held roles at the City of Syracuse, including City Data Governance Coordinator and NIST AI3 Challenge Project Manager, and contributed to performance management at Harvard University. Dr. Mahdavi's academic credentials include a Doctor of Design from Harvard University Graduate School of Design, a Mini MBA from Harvard Business School, and a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Tehran, alongside various fellowships and consultancy roles in urban innovation and design.