Roozbeh Aliabadi

Roozbeh Aliabadi (Persian: روزبه علی‌آبادی) (born 1984 in Tehran, Iran) is a political commentator on geopolitical risk and geo-economics, particularly the Middle East and Central Asia. He contributes regularly to Eurasia Review, BBC, China Daily, The Hill,^[1] Tehran Times,^[2] Post-Gazette,^[3] Wall Street Journal,^[4] The Australian Business Review,^[5] USA Today,^[6] NIKKEI Asian Review,^[7] Russia Today,^[8] CBC Canada,^[9] NTV (Russia),^[10] BBC Persian Television,^[11] Public Radio International,^[12] among others.

Roozbeh Aliabadi
Born	(1984-03-21) 21 March 1984 (age 39) Tehran, Iran
Occupation	Commentator, Analyst, Advisor
Nationality	American, Iranian
Education	University of Pittsburgh
Website
globalgrowthadvisors.com

Background

Roozbeh, was born in Tehran, Iran, of mixed Persian and Azeri roots and migrated^[13] to Pittsburgh, United States at the age of fourteen with his family. He graduated from University of Pittsburgh with Masters in Political and International Affairs focusing on international political economy and Bachelors in Finance and Economics. Roozbeh is fluent in English and Persian.

Career

According to a report by CNN "Roozbeh Aliabadi can efficiently navigate you virtually blindfolded through the entire bazaar, including the stall where he worked in the summers."^[14] While at University of Pittsburgh, Roozbeh helped establish American Middle East Institute and served on the Planning Committee for Madeleine K. Albright visit to the Institute,^[15] a non-profit organization, focused on building business, educational and cultural ties between the United States and the Middle East. He also served as a President of the Iranian-American Student Association at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University.

In 2010, after spending 6 years^[16] at Alpern Rosenthal, Roozbeh co-founded Global Growth Advisors,^[17] a specialty strategic advisory firm based in New York City and currently spends most of his time traveling between North America, Asia, and the Middle East. In the past, he also served on the board of World Affairs Council and served on the Advisory Board of the Center for Iranian Music at the College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University.^[18]

He frequently advised Iranian political and economic establishments on trade and economic policy. In 2013 he advised presidential campaigns in Iran. Mr. Aliabadi was also instrumental in extending invitations to Senator Maria Cantwell and Kelly Ayotte, chairwoman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety and Security of the United States Senate to visit Iran in November 2014 AirShow for Civil Aviation Operations, Safety and Security matters, and "the invitation will have nothing to do with the political atmosphere surrounding Tehran and Washington, as the two senators are solely expected to understand the environment in the Iranian aviation sector."^[19] In 2015, he was appointed as senior advisor to the Director of Strategic Initiatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Institute of Political and International Studies in Tehran - Iran.^[20]

Social Agenda

Roozbeh is committed to realist political thought and beliefs in building pragmatic ties between communities in business, educational and cultural spheres, whether in the United States or Iran. Roozbeh also publishes his personal blog known as rooznote.com In an interview with AI Times Journal, Mr. Aliabadi discusses the issue of the digital divide and the future of the workforce. He is passionate about bringing Artificial Intelligence Education for every child regardless of their geography. He has been the Co-founder of ReadyAI, an AI education company that promotes AI education around the world. ^[21]

References

1. [1], Nuclear negotiations: A prelude to Middle East peace
2. [2], Misinterpretation of Ayatollah Khamenei’s Remarks on Nuclear Negotiations
3. [3], Democracy via technology
4. [4] Tension Between Iran and Saudi Arabia Presents New Test for OPEC
5. [5], Shell signs Iran oil deal despite uncertainty over Trump
6. [6], Iranians tweet up a storm over nuclear talks
7. [7] Iran eager to re-enter the fray with oil exports
8. [8] CrossTalk: Trump targets Iran
9. [9] Trump Unveils Tough New Strategy On Iran
10. [10] Iran - Russia - Turkey Summit on the future of Syria
11. [11] Iran and the Future of Eurasian Connectivity
12. [12] The Iran nuclear deal created an opening for American businesses. Then Trump walked away.
13. [13], Tehran's 'Just do it' generation makes up for lost time.
14. [14], Tehran's 'Just do it' generation makes up for lost time.
15. [15], Madeleine K. Albright visit to the American Middle East Institute
16. [16], Linkedin Profile
17. [17] Global Growth Advisors
18. [18] Center for Iranian Music at Carnegie Mellon University
19. [19] Air Show Offers Opportunity to Main Players
20. [20] GGA Appointment to IPIS
21. [21], Interview with Roozbeh Aliabadi CEO of ReadyAI.