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Leadership
Caspian Associates is led by its founder, Dr. Hooshang Amirahmadi.
Hooshang Amirahmadi holds a PhD in economic planning and international development from Cornell University and is a
professor at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He has served as Department Chair and is Director of the
University's Center for Middle Eastern Studies. He helped found the Centre for Iranian Research and Analysis and
is founder and president of the American-Iranian Council,
an organization devoted to improving understanding between the United States and Iran and promoting civil society
institutions in Iran. Dr Amirahmadi is author of Revolution and Economic Transition: The Iranian Experience and
nine other volumes including The Caspian Region: A New Frontier of Energy and Development, The United States
and the Middle East: A Search for New Perspectives, Iran and the Arab World, US-Iran Relations: Areas
of Tension and Mutual Interest, and Urban Development In the Modern World. He has also published over 150 journal articles and book chapters. A frequent
contributor to many conferences in Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, Dr.
Amirahmadi has been a consultant for many international organisations and governments including the World Bank, the
United Nations and the Governments of Mexico, Turkey, Iran, Haiti, and the United Arab Emirates. Dr. Amirahmadi's
writings have been translated and published in Iran and the Arab world and he is widely known for his pioneering
works on civil society and US-Iran relations. He has held several fellowships and has been a recipient of grants
from the National Endowment for Humanities, Social Science Research Council and Agha Khan Foundation among other
institutions. Dr. Amirahmadi is a frequent contributor to international television and radio stations (CNN, News
Hour, BBC, VOA, PBS) and newspapers (NYT, WP) on Iranian political economy, US-Iran relations, Middle Eastern affairs
and developments in Caspian littoral states.
Download Dr. Amirahmadi's Curriculum Vitae.
Our experience in assembling expert consulting teams to meet clients' challenges is at the heart of our success. A list of consultants is available upon request.
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