Hamid Biglari

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Person.png Hamid Biglari   LinkedInRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(nuclear physicist, academic, banker)
Hamid Biglari.jpg
Born1958
NationalityIranian, US
Alma materPrinceton University, Cornell University
Member ofCouncil on Foreign Relations/Members
Iranian-US finance executive who worked for Citigroup.

Employment.png Vice-Chairman of Citigroup

In office
2010 - 2013
BossMichael E. O'Neill
Also other senior positions 2000-2010

Employment.png Partner

In office
1993 - 2000
EmployerMcKinsey & Company

Hamid Biglari is an Iranian-US finance executive.[1]

"By all accounts he’s President Hassan Rouhani’s go-to guy in New York financial circles. Biglari brings together investors and Iranian power brokers, at conferences or private meetings."[2]

Education

"Dr. Biglari holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Astrophysical Sciences from Princeton University. Prior to that, he received a B.S. in Applied Physics and a B.A. in Mathematics from Cornell University, both with Distinction." [3]

Career

He was theoretical nuclear physicist at Princeton University between 1981 and 1987.[4]

He was Co-Head of McKinsey & Company’s Global Investment Banking Consulting Practice between 1993 and 2000. He started working for Citigroup, and between 2000 and 2013 held several senior executive positions within Citigroup, including Head of Emerging Markets and Vice Chairman of Citicorp.[5]

Connections

Life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Trustee of the Asia Society.

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