Education

Ph.D., M.B.A., Harvard
M.S., B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Professor Ghadar's scholarship focuses on future business trends, global economic assessment, international finance and banking, political risk assessment, and global corporate strategy and implementation. He serves as a consultant to major corporations, governments, and government agencies, and he regularly conducts programs for executives of major multinational corporations in the United States and abroad.

Professor Ghadar is often quoted in internationally circulated publications such as the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times. He has been featured on the major U.S. television networks as well as the business broadcasts of CNN, CNBC, and the Nightly Business Report.

Before joining Penn State, he held a vice-ministerial post in the Ministry of Commerce of Iran. He has also served as an investment banker at the International Finance Corporation (the World Bank Group) and a research coordinator of the Harvard Multinational Enterprise Project, and was named by BusinessWeek as one of the Top Ten Stars of Finance.

Contact Information
E-mail: fxg9@psu.edu
Phone: (814) 865-0544