12 Facts About Bita Daryabari

Bita Daryabari is an Iranian-American philanthropist, entrepreneur and computer scientist.

Bita Daryabari is the founder of several community organizations which focus on Persian immigrants in society and arts in the United States.

Bita Daryabari's father was a dentist and her mother was a housewife.

Bita Daryabari grew up reading Persian books, including those of the scholar Rumi.

Bita Daryabari moved to the US from a war-stricken Iran in 1985 where she attended high school in St Joseph, Missouri.

Bita Daryabari attended California State University, East Bay where she received a BSc in computer science.

Bita Daryabari attended Golden Gate University in San Francisco where she received a MSc in telecommunications management.

Bita Daryabari moved on to a career in telecommunications at MCI Communications where she worked until 1996.

Bita Daryabari is the founder of the Unique Zan Foundation, a social service organization that works with academic institutions and organizations for women in the Middle East.

Bita Daryabari has received numerous awards and recognition for her work including Golden Gate University's Alumni of the Year in 2008.

Bita Daryabari married Google engineer Omid Kordestani in 1994 and they had two children together, a daughter, Misha Kordestani, and a son, Milan Kordestani.

Bita Daryabari married Iranian poet and singer Shahkar Bineshpajooh in 2018.