Mehdi Ghafourifar

Mehdi Ghafourifar
Born	October 26, 1964 (1964-10-26) (age 47) Tehran, Iran
Residence	California
Occupation	Author, Founder & CEO of Univetica, Chairman of Pillarton Corporation
Website
Univetica.com

Mehdi Ghafourifar (born 1964) is an Iranian-American author and businessman.

Business

In 1986, after several attempts at entrepreneurship on the East Coast Ghafourifar founded a start-up venture business network in Silicon Valley, which he sold to a national firm in mid-2001.^[1]

Since 2003, Ghafourifar has served as the Chairman of Pillarton Corporation, a capital and management advisory services company based in Silicon Valley.^[2]

Ghafourifar is also the Founder and CEO of Univetica, a social initiative with a vision of "a thriving global community" and a mission to help people improve their decision making skills.^[3]

Film

Ghafourifar is the executive producer of the 2008 documentary, Iran: Hot Tea, Cool Conversations.^[1]

Publications

Ghafourifar’s Publications include:

Books

• Univetica: Compelling Change (2010) ISBN 978-0-9821180-0-9

Educational Material

• Univetica's Practical Approach to Critical Thinking [Instructor Guide] (2010) ISBN 978-0-9825991-3-6
• Univetica in Higher Education [Instructor Guide] (2010) ISBN 978-0-9825991-2-9
• Univetica in Education for Grades 9-12 [Teaching Guide] (2010) ISBN 978-0-9825991-1-2
• Univetica in Education for Grades 7-8 [Teaching Guide] (2010) ISBN 978-0-9825991-0-5

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Iran: Hot Tea, Cool Conversations Executive Producer Bio
2. ^ Pillarton
3. ^ Univetica - Mission & Vision

Persondata
Name	Ghafourifar, Mehdi
Alternative names	Mehdi
Short description	Mehdi Ghafourifar, Author, Social Innovator, Business Strategist
Date of birth	1964
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Date of death
Place of death