I entered the Electrical Engineering programme of the Sharif University of Technology, Tehran and later switched into Industrial Engineering. I also obtained my MBA from the same university. Having a deep interest in social science and economics I studied IHS programme of economics too. I have experienced several consulting and management training activities including an 18 month position in the HQ of UNIDO, Vienna. My research interests are broad. I have done (continuing) researches on shareholders voting games and dividend policy. Moreover, I am planning to do researches on financial derivatives and interaction of IO/finance as well as financial markets in the developing countries. I enjoy spending my spare time for reading in philosophy and literature plus writing in my weblog (the most popular Iranian economic/finance weblog) and as a columnist for Iranian newspapers. For the time being I am the coordinator of IHS/VGSF movie group.