Karim Sadjadpour

Karim Sadjadpour is an Iranian-American policy analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Prior to that he was "chief Iran analyst" at the International Crisis Group. He is a contributor to BBC TV and radio, CNN, National Public Radio, PBS NewsHour and Al-Jazeera, and has also appeared on the Today Show, Charlie Rose, Fox News Sunday and the Colbert Report. He contributes regularly to publications such as the Economist, Washington Post, New York Times, International Herald Tribune and Foreign Policy.

Early life and education
Sadjadpour was born and raised in Midland, Michigan to Iranian parents. He would often read the newspaper as a child. When he was 15, he became an exchange student in Veracruz, Mexico, which sparked his interest in international relations. He graduated from Midland High School in 1995. Sadjadpour received a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Michigan, and an M.A. at Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, studying abroad in Rome, Italy.

Career
He has briefed U.S., EU and Asian officials about Middle Eastern affairs, he testified before the US Congress, has lectured at Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford Universities. He is the recipient of a number of academic awards, including a Fulbright scholarship. In 2007 Sadjadpour was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in Davos. He is a board member of the Banu Foundation, an organization dedicated to assisting grassroots organizations that are empowering women worldwide.

Publications

 * Reading Khamenei: The World View of Iran's Most Powerful Leader, Carnegie Endowment Report, March 2008 - New Foreword, December 2009