Terry Nahavandi has been hired by Sodexo to manage foodservice operations at Loyola Marymount University, in Los Angeles.
According to a news release, Nahavandi comes to Loyola from Stanford University, where he worked as a general manager for 10 years in residential dining. A native of Iran, he immigrated to the U.S. in 1975. He earned a B.S. in chemical engineering from Rutgers University.
“I’ve always had great passion for food, so after graduating I decided to build a career in the food industry,” Nahavandi stated in the release. He apprenticed for six years before opening two restaurants on his own.