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Professor Hooshang Amirahmadi

Professor, Rutgers University                    
Founder and President, American Iranian Council                    
 

Prof. Amirahmadi is director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and a professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Amirahmadi is the founder and president of the American-Iranian Council, a research and policy think tank devoted to improving understanding between the peoples of Iran and the United States.

He is the author of Revolution and Economic Transition: The Iranian Experience and editor of 10 other books. His latest book is The Political Economy of Iran. National and international print and broadcast media outlets frequently interview him, including CNN and the New York Times. Amirahmadi has served as consultant to the United Nations, the Aga Khan Foundation, the World Bank and several governments, as well as private companies. He has presented at conferences around the world.

 


Emad Kiyaei

Executive Director, American Iranian Council                     
Researcher, Princeton University                     
 

Emad Kiyaei is the executive director of the American Iranian Council (AIC), a nonprofit and nonpartisan educational organization seeking to help policy makers and citizens overcome key misunderstandings and misperceptions between the United States and Iran. Emad is also a researcher at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs. His research focuses on the Middle East region, with emphasis on finding avenues for resolving the crisis over Iran’s nuclear program through diplomacy, improving US-Iran relations and increasing the prospects for a Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone. Previously, Emad was an associate at the Center for International Conflict Resolution (CICR) at Columbia University, focusing on Middle East and Iranian affairs.

In addition, Emad is engaged in providing consulting services in the field of conflict prevention, mediation and advocacy. His client roster includes the United Nations Regional Commission (UNRC) and various Middle Eastern non-governmental and humanitarian organizations.

Emad holds a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, with a concentration in Economic and Political Development and Conflict Resolution.

 


Professor Marvin Zonis

Professor of Global Economics                    
Founder: Marvin Zonis + Associates                    
 

Prof. Zonis is an American global political economist and expert on Middle Eastern politics and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago. Professor Zonis has written extensively on globalization, digital technologies and emerging markets.

 

 

 

 


Ambassador Charles W. Freeman Jr.

Former Diplomat                    
President Middle East Policy Journal                    
 
Amb. Freeman is an American diplomat, author, and writer. He has served for the State and Defense Departments in many different capacities in the past thirty years, with the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs calling his career "remarkably varied". He most notably worked as the main interpreter for Richard Nixon in his 1972 China visit and as the United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1989 to 1992, where he dealt with issues related to the Persian Gulf War. He is a past president of the Middle East Policy Council, co-chair of the U.S. China Policy Foundation, and vice-chair of the Atlantic Council.
 
 


Senator John Bennett Johnston Jr.

Independent policy advisor, Steptoe & Johnson LLP                    
 
Sen. Johnston was a Democratic politician and US Senator from Louisiana from 1972 to 1997. He served as a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources from its creation and as its Chairman and Ranking Member for much of that time. He was either directly or indirectly responsible for all energy legislation considered by Congress between 1973 and 1996. He proposed and passed the first electricity restructuring legislation as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, which also contained extensive provisions regarding natural gas and re-wrote the nuclear licensing provisions of federal law. Sen. Johnston obtained his Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) from Louisiana State University. He attended the US military academy at West Point and has served in the US Army.   

  


Mr. Richard H. Matzke, Co Chairman AIC

Founder and Owner, NESW Solutions                    
 
Mr. Matzke served as a member of the Board of Directors of LUKOIL, Russia’s largest oil company, from 2002 to 2010. During this time, he was Chairman of the Board’s Strategy and Investment Committee. Mr. Matzke retired from the Board of Directors of Chevron Oil Company in 2001 where he served as Vice Chairman. Mr. Matzke has a vast experience in international oil and energy sector. He has been a board member of numerous organizations involved in the oil exploration and trade industries.  

 


Ambassador William G. Miller

Former Senior Scholar at Woodrow Wilson Center                    
Former Ambassador to Ukraine                    
 
Amb. Miller is a Senior Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He has led a distinguished career in the U.S. Foreign Service, U.S. Senate staff, academia, foundations, and non-profit organizations. Prior to joining the Wilson Center, he served as the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine from 1993 to 1998. Ambassador Miller had previously served as political officer for the U.S. Embassy in Tehran from 1962 to 1964 as well as the U.S. Consulate in Isfahan, Iran from 1959 to 1962. He spent 14 years on Capitol Hill, where he served as the staff director for three different Senate committees, including the Select Committee on Intelligence. Ambassador Miller has taught at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, and Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.  

  


Mr. Mohsen Movaghar

CEO of West Point Capital

Mr. Movaghar is President and CEO of West Point Capital headquartered in Los Angels, California. He holds a BA in economics and an MA in management and operations research from Northrop University. Mr. Movaghar has written numerous articles on economic matters and has participated in a number of research projects with Tehran and Melli University in Iran. He has been a supporter of many major Persian arts exhibitions and is a founding member of the Friends of Persia organization. 

 


Ambassador Richard B. Murphy

Former US Ambassador                    
Former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs                    
 

Amb. Murphy has served as US ambassador to Mauritania, Syria, the Philippines and Saudi Arabia. Later he served as US Assistant Secretary of State for Middle East and South Asia.

   

 

 


Mr. Giandomenico Picco

Under Secretary General of United Nations                    
Personal Representative of Secretary General for UN Year of Dialogue among Civilizations                    
CEO, GDP Associates                    
 

Mr. Picco, an Under Secretary General of the United Nations, is the personal representative of the Secretary General for the United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations. He is also the CEO of GDP Associates, Inc. in New York City, and President of the non-governmental Peace Strategies Project in Geneva, Switzerland.

 

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