Mevan works at Google to tackle misinformation globally, and to build tools that empower people to discern trustworthy information online.

Outside Google Mevan served as a trustee for the UK for UNHCR, the UK arm of the UN refugee agency, and was Chair of the Board at Democracy Club which empowers voters and everyday democracy in the UK. In 2024 Democracy Club served 20 million voters their election information.

Born in Baghdad to Kurdish parents her family fled Saddam’s genocide of the Kurds in the early 90s. Mevan was featured in the New York Times when she took a two-month sabbatical in 2019 to retrace the steps she took as a child refugee.

In 2023 Mevan was selected by the Obama Foundation as an Obama Leader for Europe.