Mahan Tavakoli
About
Mahan Tavakoli supporting leadership teams with strategy execution through implementation of OKRs, increasing team alignment & results. Board Chair, Leadership Greater Washington.
Mahan Tavakoli is a highly accomplished executive with a multi-faceted background in US and global operations management. Over a 20+ year career at Dale Carnegie Training, Mahan was instrumental in launching, marketing, revitalizing, and turning around underperforming operations on five continents. He is also credited with building the fastest growing, and highest performing operations for Dale Carnegie out of 90+ countries.
Mahan Tavakoli transformed a money losing operation into a profitability center in less than one year, expanded Dale Carnegie’s global footprint on four continents, and led a stagnant global region to achieve double-digit growth for four consecutive years. Mahan eventually became the organization’s Chief Diversity Officer and Chief Strategist.
Mahan leveraged his diverse experience to launch a consulting practice focusing on organizational leadership. Partnering with leaders across organizations and various industries, Mahan has significant experience working with executives from large divisions of multinational companies, mid-sized organizations, government agencies, and SaaS startups.
The industries and size of the clients he works with vary, however, the needs are similar. The organizations Mahan partners with all have great leadership, believe in the untapped potential of their people, and want to get the winning edge as they align the entire organization towards more effectively achieving their purpose.
Mahan is also a published author, co-author, and contributor to industry leading publications.In addition to Mahan’s business and consulting experience, giving back to the community is also a top priority. Among his many awards, Mahan was honored for demonstrating outstanding community leadership by The Greater Washington Board of Trade and was awarded The Golden Links Award. Currently, Mahan serves as Board Chair of Leadership Greater Washington and has helped lead the board and the organization through a pivot to greater relevance, purpose, and impact through crisis.