Amir Farokhi

Submitted by rebecca on Tue, 2010-02-09 13:43

Amir is an attorney, practicing until recently at a large Atlanta law firm. A native to Atlanta, Amir earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Duke University.

Amir is active in the Atlanta community, running for Atlanta City Council in 2009 and serving on the boards of The Galloway School, the Charles R. Drew Charter School, Citizens for Progressive Transit and the Atlanta Fire Foundation, among others. He has lived and traveled extensively abroad and hopes to bring those experiences to making Atlanta more bikeable.

Believing that truly livable cities do not rely on the car alone, Amir is passionate about transforming how we move around Atlanta and making Atlanta a better place to bike. When he can, Amir enjoys riding his orange 1977 Schwinn touring bike around town. Amir lives near Grant Park, a stone's throw from Oakland Cemetery.