Experience

Robena Jafari is the managing partner of the firm's tax services. Her key responsibilities include leading the firmwide tax practice, guiding strategic priorities to drive digital optimization, organizational growth, and advancing technical excellence.

Her extensive tax technical knowledge, complemented by her passion for people and culture, serves as a catalyst for enhancing Citrin Cooperman's brand and building high-value relationships. Prior to joining Citrin Cooperman, Robena served as a managing partner at a top 10 accounting firm, holding key tax leadership roles, including membership on the tax leadership team, and as a member of the board of directors of an international organization that delivers tax services across six continents. She has built and led high-performing advisory teams across multiple geographies and technical disciplines, including international tax, transfer pricing, IRS advocacy, state and local tax, credits and incentives, innovation credits, fixed assets, global customs and trade, international indirect tax, accounting methods, global mobility, international private wealth, and transactional tax advisory.  

Complementing her advisory leadership experience, she led operational teams and managed strategy for a top 10 Washington national tax office, overseeing tax policy, governance of risk, and delivery of specialized tax technical guidance. 

Robena is passionate about mentoring and education. She serves as an advisor to several not-for profit CEOs, as a global advisor to Women Leaders of the World, and is on the Board of Directors and serves as the transformation chair for the Harvard Alumni for Global Women’s Empowerment, a shared interest group of the Harvard Alumni Association.