Siamak Namazi

Siamak Namazi (born October 14, 1971, Tehran, Iran), 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.

Education

Namazi has a BA in International Relations from Tufts University and an MS in Urban Planning from Rutgers University, under a Russell Fellowship.

From Nov. 2005 to Feb. 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. [ [http://www.ned.org/forum/past.html#Namazi Fellowship Programs - Past Fellows ] ]

In 2005, he was a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. [ [http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?event_id=132234&fuseaction=events.event_summary Iran After the Presidential Elections: Continuity or Change? ] ]

In 2004, he was a visiting scholar in the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC. [ [http://www.atiehbahar.com/WhoWeAre/Management.htm Atieh Bahar ] ]

He is also a founding member of the Canada-based NGO, the International Association of Iranian Managers. [ [http://www.younggloballeaders.org/scripts/Modules/Addresses/yglsearchAddress.aspx?srh=1&ddlYear=2007&ddlStakeholder=&ddlRegion=&ddlSex=3&pg=11&ipp=10&idn=1 The Forum of Young Global Leaders ] ]

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