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Farhang Patron Trustee Andrew Tavakoli appointed to the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts

Mr. Tavakoli becomes the first Iranian-American appointed to this prestigious art and cultural position.

 

June 23, 2022 - Farhang Foundation is delighted to announce that Mr. Andrew Tavakoli, has been appointed by the President of the United States to join the President's Advisory Committee on the Arts. Established in 1958 by President Eisenhower, the President's Advisory Committee on the Arts has played a valuable role in sustaining the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The National Cultural Center. Members of the Committee consist of civic and cultural leaders selected directly by the President of the United States to serve as representatives in their communities for the Kennedy Center. The Committee members are considered Ambassadors for the Arts by the Kennedy Center and act as a national network for the Center, broadening the Center's influence and helping extend its vision across the United States.

"On behalf of everyone at Farhang Foundation, we congratulate Andrew on this great honor to be chosen as an accomplished Iranian-American for this prestigious and impactful position," said Alireza Ardekani, Executive Director of Farhang Foundation. "We are certain that with Andrew's talents and expertise, he will be a great asset to the President's Advisory Committee."

Andrew Tavakoli is the Principal and CEO of Tavaco Properties, the holding company for a portfolio of commercial real estate nationwide. Andrew earned his BSEE degree in computer systems from the University of Pittsburgh in 1981, MBA in marketing from CSULB in 1983, and an MSBA in finance from the University of Southern California (USC) in 1986. Mr. Tavakoli holds investment positions in dozens of companies under the umbrella of Tavaco Capital Management, a private equity firm. Mr. Tavakoli serves on the USC Marshall School of business board of leaders. He is the chair of the development committee as a board member of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council (LAWAC) and a board member of the Cedars Sinai Medical Center. As a Philanthropist, Mr. Tavakoli supports a number of charitable organizations and has been a Trustee and Patron Trustee of Farhang Foundation.

 

ABOUT FARHANG FOUNDATION

Farhang Foundation is a member-supported nonreligious, nonpolitical and nonprofit foundation established in 2008 to celebrate and promote Iranian art and culture for the benefit of the community-at-large. The foundation supports a broad range of academic and cultural activities by funding university programs, diverse cultural programs such as the celebrations of Nowruz, and Shab-e Yalda as well as musical performances, film screenings and festivals.

 

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