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Fariborz Ghadar

William A. Schreyer Professor of Mana... at <span class="not-italic font-text_font lg:text-[18px] text-[16px] font-bold claimed">Smeal College of Business, The Pennsylvania State University</span>
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Seasoned management consultant and academic with expertise in strategy and international business.
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Languages
  • Farsi Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Professional working proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
Skills
  • Strategy
  • Business Strategy
  • Program Management
  • Management
  • Management Consulting
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Fariborz Ghadar is a seasoned management consultant and academic with expertise in strategy, international business, and organizational development. He has taught at several top-tier universities, including Harvard Business School, and has advised Fortune 100 companies. Ghadar holds a Doctorate in International Business from Harvard University and has worked in various roles, including Investment Officer at IFC and Assistant Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs in Iran.

Experience

  • Smeal College of Business, The Pennsylvania Sta...
    • William A. Schreyer Professor of Management Policies
      • 1994 - Present

      Teaches several second-year elective courses at the Smeal College of Business. Instructor for Penn State's Executive MBA Program.

  • Center for Strategic and International Studies ...
    • Washington, DC
    • Senior Advisor and Distinguished Scholar
      • Apr 2007 - Present
      • Washington, DC

      Research on Global Tectonics: Long-term trends that will impact the global economic environment as well as New Dimensions on Risk Analysis.

  • Westfield Group/Westfield Insurance (Ohio Farme...
    • Member of Board of Directors
      • 2009 - Present
  • University Executive Education Programs
    • Instructor
      • 1994 - Present

      Research, expertise, and experience also offered to business managers through Penn State, Carnegie Melon, and Dartmouth Executive Education Programs. In the past, has taught at Duke University and Harvard Business School.

  • Fortune 100 Companies
    • Consultant
      • 1994 - Present

      Has advised a score of Fortune 100 Companies

  • Smeal Center for Global Business Studies
    • University Park, PA
    • Founding Director
      • 1994 - 2021
      • University Park, PA

      The Center for Global Business Studies specializes in researching emerging multifunctional business issues that shape the global environment. The Center then links corporations and Penn State together to share their knowledge of the most recent business practices, theories, and research.

  • George Washington University Graduate School of...
    • Professor of International Finance, Chairman of the International Business De...
      • 1979 - 1994

      Teaching and research interests included multinational business investments, project management, global corporate strategy, international banking, international finance, development finance, political risk, and international energy issues.

  • George Washington University Graduate School of...
    • Professor of Finance and International Business
      • 1984 - 1992

      This program covered diverse functional and geographic specialties, and was ranked as one of the most prestigious international business programs in the United States. Under my tenure, the number of students in the program doubled to 170 undergraduates, 470 MBA students, and 45 Ph.D. candidates.

  • Export Promotion Center of Iran
    • Iran
    • President
      • 1978 - 1979
      • Iran

      Charged with promoting and financing Iranian non-oil exports; supervising professional staff of 150; and coordinating all non-petroleum exports of the nation.

  • IFC - International Finance Corporation
    • Washington, DC
    • Investment Officer in the African Investment Department
      • 1977 - 1978
      • Washington, DC

      In charge of structuring, negotiating, and financing investments in developing countries.

  • Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance
    • Iran
    • Assistant Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs and Acting Director General
      • 1975 - 1976
      • Iran

      Staff responsibility for Iran's international economic activities with emphasis in international finance, international fund positioning, international borrowing strategy and evaluation of international investments

  • Harvard Business School Energy Project
    • Research Fellow
      • 1974 - 1975

      Specialist in national oil company strategies with emphasis in downstream projects by OPEC national companies.

  • Harvard Multinational Enterprise Project
    • Research Coordinator
      • 1972 - 1975

      Studied oligopolistic behavior in eight global industries.

Education

  • 1975 - 1976
    Harvard University
  • 1970 - 1972
    Harvard University
  • 1969 - 1970
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 1965 - 1969
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 1965 - 1968
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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