Michael Mahdesian

Mr. Mahdesian is Chairman of the Board of Servicon, the leading facilities maintenance contractor servicing the aerospace, industrial, hi-tech, and commercial sectors in the American south-west.. Prior to rejoining Servicon, Michael worked for seven years as a Presidential Appointee in Washington, D.C., where he served as Deputy for the Bureau of Humanitarian Response at the State Department. . During this period, he was integrally involved in the U.S. response to crises in Haiti, Rwanda, Bosnia, Kosovo, Indonesia and other trouble spots around the world.

Mr. Mahdesian led the first assessment team to the Democractic Republic of Congo after the fall of Mobutu, and helped shape the U.S. assistance program there. He also served on USAID’s Bosnia Task Force as coordinator of the Humanitarian and transition programs for Bosnia.

Mr. Mahdesian received his BA from the University of Southern California, and his MA from UCLA’s School of Urban Planning. He is now on the Los Angeles Planning Commission, Board of Advisors of UCLA’s School of Public Policy, and is a member of the Pacific Council on Foreign Relations.