Parisa is Senior Counsel, Business and Human Rights at Cisco. Prior to joining Cisco, she worked on corporate, commercial and Business and Human Rights matters at various in-house roles. She also worked as a legal analyst at an international human rights NGO. She started her career at international law firms working in London and New York. She graduated from NYU Law and has a Masters in International Relations from the London School of Economics. Parisa is also an adjunct professor at NYU Stern teaching a course on leadership and professional responsibility and is on the Board of Directors of Amal Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering displaced and disenfranchised children through education and social development programs.