The Council for a Democratic Iran is led by:
Dr. Behrooz Behbudi, Founder
Dr. Behrooz Behbudi was born in Iran and educated in Australia and North America, graduating from the University of British Columbia with an undergraduate degree in Arts and Sciences. He then moved to the U.S. where he earned his doctorate degree in Human Behavior and Leadership at the United States International University, San Diego campus.
Dr. Behbudi's family has a strong history of service in Iran, where over three generations they held senior level positions in the Imperial Court and government. In 1978, Dr. Behbudi continued this tradition by becoming the Shah's ambassador to Australia. During the revolution of 1979, Dr. Behbudi and his family were forced out of Iran, and they resettled in the United States.
Dr. Behbudi returned to United States International University as an adjunct assistant professor in the School of Business and Management. In the 1980s he served as Executive Secretary to the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the World Congress of University Presidents. Over the years, Dr. Behbudi has assumed the roles of consultant, director and financial developer, becoming actively involved in philanthropic organizations as well as in the business world. His particular expertise and experience has been with those companies in the medical, technological and oil industries.
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In 1997, after an earthquake devastated the province of Khorassan in northeast Iran, Dr. Behbudi coordinated a team to bring disaster relief to the region. "I was determined," he said, "to devote my life to helping those affected by war or natural disaster."
Since then, Dr. Behbudi has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East - to Iran, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan - taking his message of hope, reconciliation and the need for reconstruction to political leaders and other audiences throughout North America and Europe. In recognition of his work, Dr. Behbudi was awarded the Republican Senatorial American Spirit Medal (formerly the U.S. Medal of Freedom), and received the "prestigious distinction of a National Republican Senatorial Committee commission," in 2007.
Dr. Behbudi is also a co-founder of Global Unity Partnership. |
