- Mark Dubowitz
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Mark Dubowitz is executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. His policy work focuses on Iran and Syria, sanctions, and on the use of technology to encourage democratic change.
Mark is head of FDD's Iran Energy Project, which provides research and analysis on Iran energy sanctions and tracks the role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran's energy sector. He directs FDD's Iran Human Rights Project which provides research on Iranian human rights abuses and on sanctions designed to hold accountable Iranian officials and international companies supporting these abuses. Mark co-leads FDD's work on Syria sanctions against the regime of Bashar al-Assad and is a founding member of the FDD Syria Working Group.
As a former technology executive and venture capitalist, Mark also researches the role of technology in supporting anti-regime democracy movements in the Middle East.
Mark appears frequently on Iran, Syria and technology issues in major media. He is a regular contributor to Forbes and The Huffington Post (Canada). His writings have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Foreign Policy, Politico, Slate, The Hill, The Weekly Standard, National Review, The National Post, and The Financial Times (Germany). He is the co-author of Iran's Energy Partners: Companies Requiring Investigation Under U.S. Sanctions Law (FDD Press, August 2010) and Iran's Chinese Energy Partners: Companies Eligible for Investigation Under U.S. Sanctions Law (FDD Press, September 2010). He is also the co-author of confidential studies provided to the U.S. government on the role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Iranian energy sector; and on the creation of an “Iran-Oil-Free Zone” to target the export of Iranian crude oil.
Mark has testified before Congress on Iran sanctions issues and briefed the military, government and counterterrorism officials on a range of national security and terrorism-related concerns.
Mark previously worked in the venture capital industry focused on fundraising for early-stage technology companies. He also worked in software management as Director of International Business Development at Doubleclick (purchased by Google) and as Director of Corporate Development and General Manager, European & Asian Operations, at FloNetwork (purchased by Doubleclick).
Mark has lived in the Middle East, Europe, and Africa and speaks three languages. He graduated with honors with a masters in International Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C. Mark also has JD and MBA degrees from the University of Toronto.
Selected publications
- Fatah Members, in Their Own Divided Words, The Jerusalem Post (December 14, 2010)[1]
- Palestine’s Web 2.0, The National Interest (October 18, 2010)[2]
- Put China To A Choice: Tehran Or Texas, Forbes (October 17, 2010)[3]
- Will Obama Follow Through on Iran Sanctions?, The Weekly Standard (October 4, 2010)[4]
- Iran's European Helpers, The Wall Street Journal (September 29, 2010)[5]
- Report on Iran's Chinese Energy Partners, FDD Press (September 15, 2010)[6]
- To Pressure Iran, Squeeze Russia and China, The Wall Street Journal September 13, 2010[7]
- The Iran-Houston Connection, Forbes (September 1, 2010[8]
- FDD Report on Iran's Energy Partners, FDD Press (August 5, 2010)[9]
- Tightening the Sanctions Noose on Tehran, The Wall Street Journal Europe ((August 8, 2010)[10]
- Beyond Gasoline: Congress Targets Iran's Access to Critical Energy Know-How, Forbes (June 29, 2010)[11]
- The Dangers Of Doing Business With Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Forbes (June 15, 2010)[12]
- Disrupt Iran's Oil Trade, Aid the Green Movement, Slate (June 10, 2010)[13]
- Plug the Sanctions Hole on Iran, The Hill (September 6, 2010)[14]
- Inside Shell's Iran Game, Forbes (June 3, 2010)[15]
- It's Smart Business To Get Out Of Iran, Forbes (May 12, 2010)[16]
- Fix Iran Energy Loophole, Politico (June 12, 2010[17]
- The Case for Gasoline Sanctions on Iran, The Wall Street Journal (February 23, 2010)[18]
- Hitting The Mullahs At Their Pumps, The New York Post ((February 17, 2010)[19]
- The Sanctions on Iran Are Working, Foreign Policy ((October 10, 2010)[20]
- Out of Gas, Foreign Policy ((December 15, 2009)[21]
- The Code is The Code is Mightier than The Sword, The National Post (Canada) ((October 20, 2001)[22]
- Australia's Terror TV, Wall Street Journal ((August 24, 200108/24/2009)[23]
- Smart Sanctions Can Work Against Iran, Wall Street Journal ((August 14, 2009)[24]
- Standing Up to Iran: Turn off Tehran's Gas, National Post (July 21, 2009)[25]
- Hitting Tehran Where It Hurts, Wall Street Journal Europe ((July 13, 2009)[26]
- Jihad TV in Europe, Wall Street Journal (February 18, 2009)[27]
- Sounds of Silence, Wall Street Journal ((June 19, 2008)[28]
- Hezbollah's German Helpers, The Wall Street Journal ((April 17, 2007)[29]
- A Deadly Stumbling Block Named the PKK, Financial Times - Germany ((February 26, 2007)[30]
- The Hamas Network, Wall Street Journal Europe ((October 18, 2006)[31]
- Watching al-Manar, National Review Online ((July 17, 2006)[32]
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