“DoSomething educates and equips young people with the tools to change the world. The Youth Assembly advances our mission as it creates a forum for dialogue and engagement across the youth development sector.“
Yasmine Mahdavi is the Director of Analysis & Impact at DoSomething.org. In addition to leading the design, execution, and evaluation of DoSomething’s inaugural impact strategy, Yasmine is tasked with developing research that informs ways young people can create pathways for economic mobility. Before transitioning to the nonprofit sector, Yasmine spent more than a decade in the private sector as an analyst. During the pandemic she published a young adult anthology about visionary Iranian women. She also co-wrote a middle grade graphic novel on civic participation and herd immunity. Yasmine is a graduate of the University of California and Columbia University.