Leili Fatehi

Leili Fatehi was appointed to the MAC by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey in January 2018.

Fatehi is owner and principal at Apparatus, a public policy and affairs practice specializing in complex challenges at the nexus of social, natural, and built systems. Before that, she was on the faculty at the University of Minnesota with cross-appointments at the Law School, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and Center for Bioethics and was the co-founding director of the University's Initiative on Governance of Emerging Technological Systems. 

Fatehi serves on the boards of directors of the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy and Transit for Livable Communities/St. Paul Smart Trips. She is also a mayoral appointee to the City of Minneapolis' Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee.

Fatehi holds a JD from the University of Minnesota Law School and a BS in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University. She was a recognized as one of MN Business Magazine's top entrepreneurs under 35 in 2017.

Fatehi serves on the Planning, Development and Environment committee.