Kimia Rahbar is an associate at Arena Advisory Group, where she supports clients through litigation support, crisis communications, and reputational challenges.
Before joining Arena, Kimia worked at the Council on Foreign Relations, where she supported the Fellowship Affairs team through policy research, analysis, and editorial support focused on geopolitics, national security, and military and intelligence affairs. She previously held roles on Capitol Hill, including with the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, where she supported counsel on Congressional investigations involving federal agencies and major technology companies.
Kimia holds bachelors degrees in journalism and political science from the University of Southern California and a master’s degree in Global Affairs with a concentration on transnational security from New York University.