Mehra Rimer was born in Iran and emigrated to Switzerland in 1979 following the Iranian revolution. Raised and educated at a Catholic boarding school in Lausanne, she later graduated from the École de traduction et d’interprétation at the Université de Genève and the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales in Paris. She built her career around languages, translation, teaching, and training coordination. Since co-founding B8 of Hope in 2016, Mehra has run the organization full-time and on a pro bono basis, leading its daily work and supporting its relationships with partners, volunteers, and the wider B8 community.