Mateen Rokhsefat holds a PhD from the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations at the University of Toronto. Her areas of expertise are Middle Eastern history and Islamic studies. In addition to her academic interests and endeavors, Mateen is passionate about diversity, inclusion, and empowering people and businesses to reach their full potential. She loves to mentor and help advance youth and women towards their leadership and career goals. Mateen is trilingual with fluency in English, French and Farsi/Persian.