Draft:Parham Eftekhari

Parham Eftekhari is an American business executive. He currently serves as executive vice president at CyberRisk Alliance, where he oversees the development of programs and initiatives targeted at executives and community engagement.

Early life and education
Eftekhari completed his Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Grainger School of Business. Later, he studied French and international business at Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP-EAP) in France.

Career
Eftekhari co-founded the Government Technology Research Alliance (GTRA) and established CamPatch.com, a company specializing in webcam covers.

In 2014, Eftekhari founded a cybersecurity think tank called the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT). He served as executive director of ICIT until April 2020 and now serves as the chairman. His other roles include advisory positions at MazeBolt Technologies and the Ready Rock Institute.

In 2017, Eftekhari received the Most Valuable Industry Partner - Government Information Security Leadership Award from (ISC), in recognition of his contributions to cybersecurity.

In 2020, Eftekhari joined CyberRisk Alliance to lead the Cybersecurity Collaborative.