Alex Mozaffarian moved to Vancouver, British Columbia from Carmel, California in 1981. After leaving the United States, he completed his higher education with a degree from Simon Fraser University and started working in the Wholesale and Retail Sector.
Born in the well-known Mozaffarian family, that have been involved in the fine art of jewelry for over one hundred and fifty years, Alex's father and grandfather were the jewelers of the late Shah of Iran. The Mozaffarian family own and operate numerous luxury jewelry stores around the wolrd. Alex too has owned and operated several jewelry stores in Vancouver. Alex Mozaffarian is also the founder and past president of the British Columbia & Alaska sectors of Mercedes Benz Club of America.