Hamid Biglari
 Hamid Biglari     (nuclear physicist, academic, banker) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Iranian, US | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Princeton University, Cornell University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Council on Foreign Relations/Members | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Iranian-US finance executive who worked for Citigroup.
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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]
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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.
References
- ↑ https://paaia.org/people/hamid-biglari
- ↑ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-26/iran-s-man-in-new-york-a-bob-rubin-protege-hunts-for-investors
- ↑ https://www.princeton.edu/bcf/about/advisors/bios/
- ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamid-biglari-31725295
- ↑ Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Astrophysic
