MiraDewji
Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer
mdewji@seyfarth.com
Mira drives Seyfarth’s efforts to strengthen inclusion, equity, and diversity, ensuring that practices and policies align with the firm’s culture of belonging.
More About Mira
Mira takes a strategic approach to engaging and fostering inclusive leadership. She serves as a trusted advisor to other firm leaders and oversees the evolution and integration of DEIB best practices across the firm. Mira’s focus is on continuously developing Seyfarth’s culture of belonging, where people of all backgrounds can bring their authentic selves and unique experiences to their work. She offers a data-driven approach and a deep, functional knowledge of DEIB best practices, drawing from her experience across several industries.
In this role, Mira leads all inclusion, equity, and belonging efforts with Seyfarth’s Executive Committee, the national Diversity and Inclusion Action Team, and the firm’s Business Resource Groups, as well as the Human Resources, Talent Development, Marketing and Business Development, and Recruiting departments. She also partners with clients and external organizations to drive positive change across the legal profession and beyond.
Mira has over a decade of experience designing and implementing strategic DEIB initiatives at three preeminent law firms, a top law school, and in a business consulting capacity. She has a background in economics and law, having practiced as a corporate transactional attorney at a global law firm in New York.
Mira has been an adjunct professor at New York University since 2016, where she creates and delivers cutting-edge courses to MBA and JD students on topics such as Inclusive & Ethical Leadership; Managing Diverse Teams; Leading Organizational Change; and Work, Wisdom & Happiness.
In this role, Mira leads all inclusion, equity, and belonging efforts with Seyfarth’s Executive Committee, the national Diversity and Inclusion Action Team, and the firm’s Business Resource Groups, as well as the Human Resources, Talent Development, Marketing and Business Development, and Recruiting departments. She also partners with clients and external organizations to drive positive change across the legal profession and beyond.
Mira has over a decade of experience designing and implementing strategic DEIB initiatives at three preeminent law firms, a top law school, and in a business consulting capacity. She has a background in economics and law, having practiced as a corporate transactional attorney at a global law firm in New York.
Mira has been an adjunct professor at New York University since 2016, where she creates and delivers cutting-edge courses to MBA and JD students on topics such as Inclusive & Ethical Leadership; Managing Diverse Teams; Leading Organizational Change; and Work, Wisdom & Happiness.
- BSc, Georgetown University, Walsh School of Foreign Service
International Political Economy
Brown University Study Abroad Program, University of Delhi
Magna cum laude - JD, University of Toronto Faculty of Law
University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review, bilingual editor
Student Law Society, elected representative
Bora Laskin national moot court competition
Magna cum laude
- New York
- 2020 Diversity Team Award from the Profiles in Diversity Journal
- Sanctuary for Families Center for Battered Women’s Legal Services, Above & Beyond Award (2014)
- Adjunct Professor, New York University Stern School of Business
- Member, Heterodox Academy, fostering viewpoint diversity and free speech
- Collaborator, OpenMind Platform, corporate diversity training tool
- Member, Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals
- A New Year for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy & Three Legal Questions Tech Companies Should Consider, Mira Dewji and Sheeva Ghassemi-Vanni, Tech GC Online Publication, December 2021 (also published on EOE Online and Mondaq)
- Featured Expert: An Interview with Mira Dewji, Attorney, Adjunct Professor and Strategic Advisor, Ethical Systems Blog, March 2018
- Co-Speaker, Tech GC Dinner Seminar, Establishing the Foundations of a Strong 2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, December 2021
- Presenter, Stern Women in Business Conference, Happiness and Belonging in Corporate America, March 2021
- Presenter, Thriving as an Associate During Challenging Times, April 2020
- Podcast Guest, Stern Chats NYU Podcast, Mira Dewji on Law, Business and Teaching, April 2020
- Presenter, NYU Graduate Students of Color Leadership Summit, December 2019
- Panelist and Workshop Facilitator, NYU Office of Global Inclusion, “[How] Can I Bring My Authentic Self to the Workplace?”, April 2019
- Board Member, Ethical Systems, evidence-based approaches to improving corporate culture
- Selection Committee, Echoing Green Fellowship in Social Entrepreneurship
Mira drives Seyfarth’s efforts to strengthen inclusion, equity, and diversity, ensuring that practices and policies align with the firm’s culture of belonging.
More About Mira
Mira takes a strategic approach to engaging and fostering inclusive leadership. She serves as a trusted advisor to other firm leaders and oversees the evolution and integration of DEIB best practices across the firm. Mira’s focus is on continuously developing Seyfarth’s culture of belonging, where people of all backgrounds can bring their authentic selves and unique experiences to their work. She offers a data-driven approach and a deep, functional knowledge of DEIB best practices, drawing from her experience across several industries.
In this role, Mira leads all inclusion, equity, and belonging efforts with Seyfarth’s Executive Committee, the national Diversity and Inclusion Action Team, and the firm’s Business Resource Groups, as well as the Human Resources, Talent Development, Marketing and Business Development, and Recruiting departments. She also partners with clients and external organizations to drive positive change across the legal profession and beyond.
Mira has over a decade of experience designing and implementing strategic DEIB initiatives at three preeminent law firms, a top law school, and in a business consulting capacity. She has a background in economics and law, having practiced as a corporate transactional attorney at a global law firm in New York.
Mira has been an adjunct professor at New York University since 2016, where she creates and delivers cutting-edge courses to MBA and JD students on topics such as Inclusive & Ethical Leadership; Managing Diverse Teams; Leading Organizational Change; and Work, Wisdom & Happiness.
In this role, Mira leads all inclusion, equity, and belonging efforts with Seyfarth’s Executive Committee, the national Diversity and Inclusion Action Team, and the firm’s Business Resource Groups, as well as the Human Resources, Talent Development, Marketing and Business Development, and Recruiting departments. She also partners with clients and external organizations to drive positive change across the legal profession and beyond.
Mira has over a decade of experience designing and implementing strategic DEIB initiatives at three preeminent law firms, a top law school, and in a business consulting capacity. She has a background in economics and law, having practiced as a corporate transactional attorney at a global law firm in New York.
Mira has been an adjunct professor at New York University since 2016, where she creates and delivers cutting-edge courses to MBA and JD students on topics such as Inclusive & Ethical Leadership; Managing Diverse Teams; Leading Organizational Change; and Work, Wisdom & Happiness.
- BSc, Georgetown University, Walsh School of Foreign Service
International Political Economy
Brown University Study Abroad Program, University of Delhi
Magna cum laude - JD, University of Toronto Faculty of Law
University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review, bilingual editor
Student Law Society, elected representative
Bora Laskin national moot court competition
Magna cum laude
- New York
- 2020 Diversity Team Award from the Profiles in Diversity Journal
- Sanctuary for Families Center for Battered Women’s Legal Services, Above & Beyond Award (2014)
- Adjunct Professor, New York University Stern School of Business
- Member, Heterodox Academy, fostering viewpoint diversity and free speech
- Collaborator, OpenMind Platform, corporate diversity training tool
- Member, Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals
- A New Year for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy & Three Legal Questions Tech Companies Should Consider, Mira Dewji and Sheeva Ghassemi-Vanni, Tech GC Online Publication, December 2021 (also published on EOE Online and Mondaq)
- Featured Expert: An Interview with Mira Dewji, Attorney, Adjunct Professor and Strategic Advisor, Ethical Systems Blog, March 2018
- Co-Speaker, Tech GC Dinner Seminar, Establishing the Foundations of a Strong 2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, December 2021
- Presenter, Stern Women in Business Conference, Happiness and Belonging in Corporate America, March 2021
- Presenter, Thriving as an Associate During Challenging Times, April 2020
- Podcast Guest, Stern Chats NYU Podcast, Mira Dewji on Law, Business and Teaching, April 2020
- Presenter, NYU Graduate Students of Color Leadership Summit, December 2019
- Panelist and Workshop Facilitator, NYU Office of Global Inclusion, “[How] Can I Bring My Authentic Self to the Workplace?”, April 2019
- Board Member, Ethical Systems, evidence-based approaches to improving corporate culture
- Selection Committee, Echoing Green Fellowship in Social Entrepreneurship