Advisory Council

Prof. Firouz Daneshgari

Dr. Firouz Daneshgari is a surgeon-scientist, Professor of Surgery and 3rd Chairman of Department of Urology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Previously, he served as Professor and Chairman of Department of Urology & Female Pelvic Surgery at Upstate Medical University, and Director of Center for Research and

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Dr. Kazem Kazerounian

Dr. Kazem Kazerounian currently serves as Dean and a professor of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering at the University of Connecticut. He has been responsible for leading strategic initiatives focused on expanding the School’s research enterprise, institutional advancement, educational innovation, and technology commercialization.  At the national level, he

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DR. Ali Parsa, Ph. D.

DR. Ali Parsa was born in Tehran, Iran, Ali Parsa came to the US to study and earned two bachelor degrees in architecture and philosophy at the University of Kansas, then received two masters at UCLA in history and Islamic studies, followed by a Ph.D. in history focusing on history

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Sima Yazdani

As an 18 year staff member and current Sr. IT & Business Operations Manager at Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA, USA), Sima Yazdani brings Information Technology expertise ,  international development perspectives and relevant personal experience to this global organization.  Sima promotes American public diplomacy by contributing to the TechWomen

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