Mojdeh Bahar received her J.D. from University of Maryland Carey School of Law; her M.A. in French from NYU, and her B.S. in Chemistry and French from Dickinson College.

Mojdeh has a deep interest in world literature including Persian Poetry. She has translated a selection of Shafi'i Kadkani's nature poetry entitled Milkvetch and Violets, (Mage, 2021); selected and translated poems by 52 Iranian women poets entitled Song of the Ground Jay: Poems by Iranian Women, 1960-2022, (Mage, 2023) and translated poems of Taraneh Habib, In the Mirror: Poems and Collages; and selected and translated the poetry of 104 contemporary Iranian women poets entitled, Song of the Ground Jay, Expanded Edition (Gordyeh Publishers, 2023 for both books). Her translations have also appeared in Lyrikline and Stepaway, online magazines.

Mojdeh works in the public sector. She is a patent attorney and technology transfer professional engaged in the formation of partnerships to advance research and development, enable and strengthen manufacturing, and to enhance organizational performance.