Mahvash Yazdi '74, Business Administration
Whenever Mahvash Yazdi '74 tackles a project, she will undoubtedly transform it into something remarkably different and better, not unlike the way electricity is made.
Before she became senior vice president and chief information officer (CIO) for energy giant Southern California Edison, Yazdi started out as a Cal Poly Pomona student struggling to finance her education. And, before she became one of four female CIOs in the state, the Tehran native had to acclimate to a new language and culture in the United States.
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