Karim Sadjadpour
Karim Sadjadpour is a policy analyst[1] at the Carnegie Endowment. Prior to that he was "chief Iran analyst" at the International Crisis Group.[2] He is a regular contributor to BBC TV and radio, CNN, National Public Radio, PBS NewsHour, and Al-Jazeera, and has appeared on the Today Show, Charlie Rose, Fox News Sunday, and the Colbert Report, among others.[3] He contributes regularly to publications such as the Economist, Washington Post, New York Times, International Herald Tribune, and Foreign Policy.[4]
Frequently called upon to brief U.S., EU, and Asian officials about Middle Eastern affairs, he regularly testifies before Congress, has lectured at Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford Universities, and has been the recipient of numerous academic awards, including a Fulbright scholarship.[5]
In 2007 Sadjadpour was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in Davos.[6] He is a board member of the Banu Foundation, an organization dedicated to assisting grassroots organizations that are empowering women worldwide.[7]
Mr. Sadjadpour received a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Michigan, and an M.A. at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
Publications
- Reading Khamenei: The World View of Iran's Most Powerful Leader, Carnegie Endowment Report, March 2008 - New Foreword, December 2009