Bijan Khajehpour is the chairman and co-founder of the Atieh Group of Companies (www.atiehgroup.com) a group of strategic consulting firms based in Tehran, Iran.  He is also a Senior Associate of Menas Associates in the UK (www.menas.co.uk).  Furthermore, he is a Member of the Board of Qeshm Energy (www.qeshmenergy.com) a private sector energy sector project management company, as well as of Atieh Dadeh Pardaz (www.adpdigital.com), an IT consulting firm.  He is also one of the Trustees of the Science and Arts Foundation (www.saf.ir).  Throughout his consulting years, Bijan has focused on strategic consulting for Iranian and international companies and has commented on political and economic developments of Iran, especially through contributions to international conferences and reviews on Iran.  Among his publications are contributions to the following books published in the US: “Caspian Region – New Frontiers”, “Iran at Crossroads”, and “Security in the Persian Gulf: Origins, Obstacles, and the Search for Consensus”.  Bijan is also an editorial board member of the Farsi Review, “Goftogu” and also a member of the International Institute of Strategic Studies.  Bijan completed his graduate studies in management and economy in Germany and the UK and has completed his Doctorate of Business Administration at the International School of Management in Paris.