Showing posts with label Columbia University. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Columbia University. Show all posts

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Prominent Iranian Americans

Academia/Science
Arts/Entertainment
Business/Technology
  • Habib Zargarpour, the famous Iranian-American computer operator that has been candidate for Oscar 2 times
  • Anousheh Ansari, first female space tourist, leading telecommunication entrepreneur, and namesake of the X Prize
  • Ali Asghar Abdullah Zadeh Nsrabady (EXPERT ccie cissp Head of Institute of Technology(PERSIAN DATA) WINNER Olympiad ACM
  • Hamid Akhavan, CEO of T-Mobile International.
  • Shahram Dabiri, video game producer, lead producer of World of Warcraft
  • Ben Fathi, Senior Vice President at Cisco, formerly, Corporate Vice President of Development, Windows, Microsoft.
  • Vartan Gregorian, President of The Carnegie Corporation of New York.
  • Omid Kordestani, Senior Vice President of Google
  • Salar Kamangar, vice president of Google's web applications
  • Taraneh Razavi, Doctor of Google headquarters in Mountain View,
  • Reza Behforooz, Software engineer at Google
  • Mike Jazayeri, Google Product Manager
  • Shirin Oskooi, Associate Product Manager at Google
  • Shamim Samadi, Product Manager at Google
  • Maryam Kamvar, Ph.D. in Computer Science and currently a research scientist at Google.
  • Francis Najafi, chief executive of Phoenix-based real estate developer and investor Pivotal Group
  • Pedram Keyani, The engineering manager for the site integrity team at Facebook.
  • Isaac Larian, CEO of MGA Entertainment, manufacturer of Bratz dolls
  • Manny Mashouf, founder and Chairman of bebe stores
  • David Merage, co-founder of Chef America Inc., manufacturer of Hot Pockets
  • Paul Merage, co-founder of Chef America Inc., manufacturer of Hot Pockets
  • Sam Nazarian, CEO of the SBE Entertaintment Group
  • Farzad Nazem, former CTO of Yahoo!
  • Reza Mirkhani, President, & CEO of Pervasive Semiconductor Systems
  • Houman Haghighi, Senior Manager of Qualcomm
  • Mansour Jabalameli, Senior Network Designer Telecom
  • Mehrdad Nikoonahad, founder & CEO, Nikoo Technology, Inc.
  • Pierre Omidyar, founder of e-Bay (born to Iranian parents).
  • Sina Tamaddon, Senior Vice President of Applications for Apple Computer.
  • Ramin Rostami, CEO & founder, Technocel. CEO, Sensotech. CEO & founder, American Investment Group
  • Mostafa A. Aghazadeh, Vice President, Technology and Manufacturing Group Director, Chandler Assembly Technology Development
  • Mohsen Alavi, Vice President, Technology and Manufacturing Group Director, Product Quality and Reliability
  • Nasser Bozorg-Grayeli, Vice President, Technology and Manufacturing Group Director, Corporate Quality Network
  • Babak Sabi, Vice President, Technology and Manufacturing Group Director, Assembly Test and Technology Development
Law/Legal
  • Banafsheh Akhlaghi, Former Western Regional Director of Amnesty International
  • Susan Irene Etezadi, San Mateo County Superior Court Judge
  • Babak Hoghooghi, Former Executive Director for the Public Affairs Alliance for Iranian Americans
  • Tamila Ebrahimi Ipema, San Diego County Superior Court Judge
  • Cyrus Mehri, One of Washington's Ten Most Feared Lawyers
  • Nema Milaninia, 2008-2010 President of the Iranian American Bar Association
  • John Tehranian, Professor of Law at Chapman University School of Law
Literature
Media/Journalism
Music
Politics
Sports
Miscellaneous
  • Farhad Rostampour, The first Iranian-born pilot to complete a record setting flight around the world

Source: Wikipedia

Friday, February 26, 2010

Governor Paterson Kickoff Event In Harlem

New York State Governor David Paterson opening...Image via Wikipedia

(This post by request of my good friend Aisha Ahmed.)

Please join

GOVERNOR

DAVID A. PATERSON

as he kicks off

The People First

2010 Campaign for Governor

Rescheduled: new date Sunday, February 28

Doors open at 1:15 p.m., event starts at 2:00 p.m.

Our Children’s Foundation

527 West 125th Street, Harlem, NY

Event is free but R.S.V.P. requested

To R.S.V.P. visit http://www.governorpaterson2010.com/events or call (212) 286-2010

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Please fill out and bring with you to speed entry

Name _____________________________________ Phone ____________________________________

Address _______________________________________________________________________________
Email _________________________________________________________________________________

YES! I will vote for Governor Paterson Call me to volunteer! I will host a house party



GOVERNOR DAVID A. PATERSON
Biography

DAVID A. PATERSON became New York's 55th Governor on March 17, 2008. In his first address as Governor, Paterson spoke about the challenges facing New York and his plans to build a better and brighter future for the citizens of this great state.
Governor Paterson was ahead of the national curve in predicting and acting on the State's current fiscal downturn. Despite the greatest economic crisis our State has ever faced, Governor Paterson has enacted sweeping reforms on a wide range of issues facing New Yorkers.

Governor Paterson led the movement to create permanent reforms to the way health care is delivered in New York State to rationalize the State's Medicaid reimbursement system and provide increased investment in primary and preventative care. He overhauled the Rockefeller Drug Laws for the first time in more than 30 years and after a 9-year struggle to update the 1982 law governing bottle deposits, Governor Paterson guided the legislature to enact the Bigger Better Bottle Bill. In addition, as a result of the Governor's leadership, the Empire Zone Program is being reformed, the basic welfare grant was increased for the first time in two decades to help assist those struggling in poverty during a time of unprecedented economic turmoil and unemployment insurance benefits have been extended.

Governor Paterson successfully negotiated an MTA bailout plan allowing commuters to avoid painful service reductions and he introduced landmark civil rights legislation that will end legal discrimination against same-sex couples in New York.

In 1985, at the age of 31, Governor Paterson was elected to represent Harlem in the New York State Senate, becoming the youngest Senator in Albany at the time. In 2003, he became the first non-white legislative leader in New York's history when he was elevated to Minority Leader of the Senate. He made history again in 2004 when he became the first visually impaired person to address the Democratic National Convention and again in 2007 when he became New York's first African- American Lieutenant Governor. As Lieutenant Governor, he led the charge on several crucial issues for New York's future including achieving legislation for stem cell research, working to prevent domestic violence, putting forth a statewide renewable energy strategy and championing the expansion of minority and women owned businesses in New York.

Governor Paterson, who is legally blind, is nationally recognized as a leading advocate for the visually and physically impaired. He is a member of the American Foundation for the Blind and he serves on the Board of the Achilles Track Club. He serves as a member of the Democratic National Committee and as a Chairman of the Coalition of Northeast Governors (CONEG).

Governor Paterson was born May 20, 1954 in Brooklyn, NY to Portia and Basil Paterson, the first non-white Secretary of State in New York and the first African-American Vice-Chair of the National Democratic Party. He earned his bachelor's degree in History from Columbia University in 1977, and completed his J.D. at Hofstra Law School in 1982. He lives with his wife, Michelle Paige Paterson, and their two children, Ashley and Alex. Ashley attends college in Upstate New York and Alex attends public school in New York City.

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