Siamak Namazi
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Siamak Namazi an Iranian-American
business consultant. He is now the managing director of Atieh Bahar Consulting, a Tehran-based firm that advises foreign investors.
He also serves on the editorial board of Iran Strategic Focus, a monthly publication that features news and analysis of political and economic developments in Iran.
and an MS in Urban Planning from Rutgers University
, under a Russell Fellowship.
From November 2005 to February 2006, he was a Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy
where he worked on a comparative study of different models of economic reform and their impact on political development, as well as the role of the private sector in promoting good governance.
In 2005, he was a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
.
In 2004, he was a visiting scholar in the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC.
He is also a founding member of the Canada-based NGO, the International Association of Iranian Managers
.
Iranian-American
Iranian-Americans are Americans of Iranian ancestry or people possessing Iranian and American dual citizenship.Iranian-Americans are amongst the most highly educated groups in the United States...
business consultant. He is now the managing director of Atieh Bahar Consulting, a Tehran-based firm that advises foreign investors.
He also serves on the editorial board of Iran Strategic Focus, a monthly publication that features news and analysis of political and economic developments in Iran.
Education
Namazi has a BA in International Relations from Tufts UniversityTufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
and an MS in Urban Planning from Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
, under a Russell Fellowship.
From November 2005 to February 2006, he was a Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy
National Endowment for Democracy
The National Endowment for Democracy, or NED, is a U.S. non-profit organization that was founded in 1983 to promote US-friendly democracy by providing cash grants funded primarily through an annual allocation from the U.S. Congress...
where he worked on a comparative study of different models of economic reform and their impact on political development, as well as the role of the private sector in promoting good governance.
In 2005, he was a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars , located in Washington, D.C., is a United States Presidential Memorial that was established as part of the Smithsonian Institution by an act of Congress in 1968...
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In 2004, he was a visiting scholar in the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC.
He is also a founding member of the Canada-based NGO, the International Association of Iranian Managers
International Association of Iranian Managers
International Association of Iranian Managers also known as I-AIM among its members is a not for profit and non governmental organization aimed at improving quality of management knowledge, practice and skills in Iran and the Middle East region...
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