Roozbeh Aliabadi

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

Roozbeh Aliabadi (Persian: روزبه علی‌آبادی) (born 1984 in Tehran - Iran) - is an advisor and commentator on geopolitical risk and geoeconomics, particularly the Middle East and Asia. He is a partner in the global advisory practice^[1] at GGA, a boutique international consultancy practice based in New York City since 2009. Mr. Aliabadi has served as a senior advisor in the Department of Strategic Initiatives of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran, advising on Eurasian economic connectivity. He has been taking part in re-mapping the Middle East economy at the Strategic Initiatives Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the wake of the emergence of China and the future of connectivity. He contributes regularly to Eurasia Review, BBC, China Daily, The Hill,^[2] Tehran Times,^[3] Post-Gazette,^[4] Press TV^[5] Wall Street Journal,^[6] The Australian Business Review,^[7] USA Today,^[8] NIKKEI Asian Review,^[9] Russia Today,^[10]CBC Canada,^[11]NTV (Russia),^[12] BBC Persian Television,^[13] among others.

Background

Roozbeh, was born in Tehran, Iran, of mixed Persian and Azeri roots and immigrated^[14] 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."^[15] 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,^[16] 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 Iranian-American Student Association at University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University.

In 2010, after spending 6 years^[17] at Alpern Rosenthal (BDO), Roozbeh co-founded Global Growth Advisors,^[18] 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 Center for Iranian Music at the College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University.^[19]

He frequently advises Iranian political and economic establishments on matters of 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 Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety and Security of 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."^[20] In 2015 he was appointed as senior advisor to Director of Strategic Initiatives of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Institute of Political and International Studies in Tehran - Iran.^[21]

In recent years, Aliabadi has been focusing on: How can talent be developed and deployed to secure that more than 7 billion people can fulfill their potential? He believes that technology and globalization are vastly changing work. However, education and training practices, having remained mostly static and underinvested in for decades, are largely inadequate for these new markets. Additionally, a current gender bias is introducing further inefficiency and inequality. Aliabadi believes we must, therefore, rethink the way skill is developed and deployed. This will require breaking down old silos between education systems and labor markets, more flexible approaches to management, new forms of public-private collaboration, and new norms and values.^[22] Aliabadi has been named by University of Pittsburgh as a Global Thinker, where he has been highlighted among powerful individuals who come together behind a common vision and set out to change the world and who have truly made a world of impact. ^[23]

Publications

• Are you OBOR-ready?^[24]
• Iran and Trump World Order^[25]
• West Asia's New Alliance^[26]
• Iran and Russia: The emergence of a new connectivity alliance^[27]
• Iran and the next U.S. president^[28]
• Sino-Iranian strategic partnership: Shaping the future of Middle East^[29]
• Nuclear Negotiations; A Prelude to Middle East Peace^[30]
• Misinterpretation of Ayatollah Khamenei’s remarks on nuclear negotiations^[31]
• Iran’s Water Supply Challenge^[32]
• Middle East’s Future Health Crisis^[33]
• Russia reminds West of its Middle East leverage^[34]
• Iran’s Chabahar: An amalgamation of opportunities^[35]
• The First Foreign Investors in Iran’s Equity Market^[36]
• The Real Target of GOP Letter is not Iran, It’s Obama^[37]
• Iran's Indispensable Role in Middle East^[38]
• Mr. Netanyahu’s Blank Shot Strategy^[39]
• Saudi Succession and the Question of Oil^[40]
• US Mid-term Election & Obama’s Legacy^[41]
• Politics and Economics of the Oil Marke t^[42]
• Iran's Nuclear Deal & the Future of the Middle East^[43]
• Fast, Fledgling and Future-defining… Chinese moviegoers and their impact on the country’s movie industry^[44]
• Selective Openings: How Sanctions Relief Will Impact Iran’s Civil Aviation Industry^[45]
• It’s All About FOOTBALL!^[46]
• Iran’s Choice for UN Ambassador^[47]
• Don’t Expect Too Much Too Soon from Hassan Rouhani^[48]
• From Mozart to Rouhani^[49]
• Vladimir Putin & Nobel Peace Prize 2014^[50]
• Putin’s Version of “House of Cards”^[51]
• A Note on Ukraine / Putin…^[52]
• And the Oscar goes to…^[53]
• Assessing Risk in Saudi Arabia - New Realities in Wake of the Arab Spring^[54]
• How The Great Depression Inspired Iran into the Cloud^[55]
• Global Economy - Preparing for Cloudy Weather^[56]
• Saudi-Iranian Relations - & Rowhani's Presidency^[57]
• Rowhani & Challenges Ahead^[58]
• Iran - The New Art Market Frontier^[59]
• Joseph Kabila - in Perspective^[60]
• DRC - Why the Democratic Republic of Congo Matters...^[61]
• Tanzania - Gateway to East and Southeast Africa^[62]
• Cloud Computing - The Advent of Mass Entrepreneurship^[63]
• The Zimbabwean Economy - The Prospects for Stock Market Automation^[64]
• Solving the Iranian puzzle through trade^[65]
• Democracy via Technology^[66]
• Our moment in Iran: Exporting democracy through technology^[67]
• Afghanistan's Future - Focusing on internal stability and preserving national unity^[68]
• Iran in 2015 - Great Expectations and Great Responsibilities^[69]

Public Speaking

Mr. Aliabadi's recent public speaking includes:

• Bringing Artificial Intelligence Education to the youth around the world ^[70]
• Discussing Iran's strategic geography for the Eurasian Silk Road with BBC ^[71]
• Iran Economic Outlook after US existing JCPOA ^[72]
• Skills You Will Need to Survive the Age of Automation ^[73]
• Who the US and China have trade disputes with? ^[74]
• 2018 Global Trends for Eastern Multinationals^[75]
• Future of Education & Jobs^[76]
• Artificial Intelligence and Future of Higher Education^[77]
• Eastern Multinationals: Discussion with Chinese Executives on Globalization and Interconnected World^[78]
• Are you One Belt - One Road Ready?: Future of Education in the New World Order^[79]
• A Central Asian Silk Road: How Integration Can Enhance Security and Stability^[80]
• US - Iran Relations, Opportunities and Challenges^[81]
• The Emerging World in Trump Era^[82]

Mr. Aliabadi's recent book reviews includes:

• Leonardo da Vinci: Book Review ^[83]
• How much do we really read? ^[84]
• Everybody Lies：Book Review ^[85]
• Evicted： Book Review ^[86]
• Chemistry：Book Review ^[87]
• Born A Crime: Book Review ^[88]

Mr. Aliabadi has a Politics and Current Affairs Podcast, where he discusses newsworthy events around the world on his Podcast known as RoozCast. RoozCast is available on:

• Spotify ^[89]
• Radio Public ^[90]
• Apple iTunes ^[91]
• Pocket Cast ^[92]
• Google Podcast ^[93]
• Podchaser ^[94]
• Podchaser ^[95]
• Breaker ^[96]

Social Agenda

Roozbeh is committed to realist ^[97] 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

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