Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani
International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Experience
Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani is Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors and Managing Director of RAK Petroleum PCL, a closely held company formed in Ras Al Khaimah and funded by public entities and individuals in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
An experienced industry executive, Mr. Mossavar-Rahmani serves concurrently as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Foxtrot International, LDC, a Franco-American oil and gas company active in West Africa and as CEO of Mondoil Enterprises, LLC, an energy holding company, in the United States. He was founder and first chief executive of Houston-based Apache International, Inc.
In addition to his industry positions, Mr. Mossavar-Rahmani is active in public and international affairs. He is a Director of the Persepolis Foundation and serves as a member of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government Visiting Committee and also of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art Visiting Committee on Islamic Art. He has published more than ten books and dozens of articles on global energy markets and was decorated a Commandeur de l'Ordre National de la Cote d'Ivoire for services to the energy sector of that country.
He is a graduate of Princeton and Harvard Universities.
