Mahsa Taheri

Cairney Partner

Mahsa’s career knows no boundaries. Her twenty years of experience in business and the not for profit sectors spans Africa, the US, Canada and Iran. With a proven track record in strategic planning, program performance and talent management, she also speaks four languages.

Formerly Vice President of the Canadian Youth Business Foundation, Mahsa has worked with The Aspen Institute’s Initiative for Social Innovation in New York and Street Kids International in Zambia.  Her entrepreneurial flair and solid business acumen is complemented by a respect for volunteers and their impact at the grassroots level. 

Mahsa has worked with high net worth donors, corporations and family foundations to help connect their giving to local organisations.

Enthusiastic about the power of research and data, Mahsa also redesigned the key metrics used to assess the City of Toronto’s social, economic and environmental health.

What inspires Mahsa to think big?

"The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions."

- Paulo Coelho