Hedieh Fakhriyazdi is the Chief Engagement and Development Officer at White 
& Case where she leads initiatives that strengthen the experience of working at 
the Firm, with a focus on professional skills training and engagement for our non-partner lawyers and business services professionals. She oversees the design 
and delivery of integrated learning, coaching, mentoring and career development 
initiatives that enhance individual performance and support meaningful, long-term careers at White & Case.

Hedieh previously held several senior positions at another international law firm 
as Head of the Social Responsibility and Charitable Foundation function and in 
Diversity and Inclusion. Prior to her career in the legal industry, Hedieh worked 
at Bloomberg LP, where she led programs and strategy for a variety of ESG 
functions, including in HR and diversity and inclusion, employee engagement, 
and corporate philanthropy. Hedieh started her career in the nonprofit space 
working with survivors of gender-based violence.

She currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the United Way 
of New York City where she sits on its Executive Committee, Nominating 
Committee, and is Co-Chair of the organization's Community Impact and Public 
Policy Committee. Hedieh is a member of the Executive Advisory Board for the 
Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship (BCCCC) and is Chair of the 
BCCCC Inclusion, Opportunity and Workforce Engagement Advisory Board. She 
also serves as Co-Chair of the Iranian American Women's Foundation New York 
Chapter.

Hedieh also serves as Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Service at New 
York University's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. In 2021, she 
received the Innovation Award from the New York Law Journal