Rokhsareh Vahid

Founder and Chairperson

Born in Iran, raised in the United States, and having lived in England since 2015, Rokhsareh speaks fluent Farsi (Persian), English, and basic Spanish.

Rokhsareh’s work earned her Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctor of Jurisprudence degrees with honours. She qualified as an attorney in Texas in 2010. She worked at the Texas Supreme Court before graduating as a lawyer. As an American lawyer, her practice focused on sanction law, commercial litigation, and civil rights.

Rokhsareh completed her LLM in International Business and Commerce Law at The University of Manchester in December 2016. Since then, she has been working as a legal professional in England. Rokhsareh currently works at a mid-sized firm based in London and she has handled many high-profile cases. She has appeared in the Guardian and accepted public speaking engagements on matters relating to litigation and civil rights in the US, Europe, Iran, and the UK.

Passionate about helping other women avoid and overcome their traumas and feel empowered, Rokhsareh set up Women Empowered Manchester on 22 May 2021. This grew to a level that required a leadership team and volunteers. To meet this need, she converted the group into a Community Interest Company with the help of other amazing women. Rokhsareh shares how this group came about on WE MCR Podcast. Our long-term goal is to make it a registered charity.