Our Staff

Kasra has led CEO since 2014. Prior to CEO, he worked as the Deputy Director for the IRC in San Diego, where he implemented a consumer lending program that would serve as the basis for CEO’s national efforts. He offers support and guidance to IRC’s U.S. network of 27 community-based offices – which serve over 50,000 primarily refugee and immigrant families each year. Kasra holds a BSBA in Economics and an MA in International Business from the University of Florida. He is fluent in Farsi.

Josh is CEO's Communications Manager, developing and executing communication plans for the organization. He joined CEO after serving for a year as an AmeriCorps VISTA. He brings experiences from time spent in Michigan at a public relations firm and his previous VISTA service year at a mental health nonprofit in South Carolina. He believes a more equitable financial system is possible through CEO's ability to illustrate the barriers facing refugees and their new neighbors. He graduated from Central Michigan University with a B.A.A. in Integrative Public Relations with minors in Public Affairs and Leadership.