Senior leadership
Dr. Seyed Alireza Feyzbakhsh
Assistant Professor, GSME, Sharif University of technology
Education:
PhD Production systems management & M.Sc. Industrial engineering
University of electro-communications, Tokyo, Japan
Elec. Eng., Sharif University of technology, Tehran, Iran
Teaching, Research & Professional experiences:
Entrepreneurship, Organization, Creativity and innovation, Teamwork,
Entrepreneurship skills development, Entrepreneurial traits, Mentoring,
Leadership, Intrapreneurship, …
Faculty and director of creativity and entrepreneurship development
center
@ Sharif University of Technology (22 years)
SharifSTAR president (5 years)
Dr. Alireza Farahani
International & Organizational Cooperations
Director
Sharif University of Technology
Education, Teaching & Professional experiences:
PhD. Geography (Urban, regional & local economic development), Clark
University, MA, USA
Master of Urban Studies, Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada
Teaching, research & Professional experiences:
MBA & Mech. Eng., Sharif University of technology, Tehran, Iran
Regional planning methods, Development theories, Regional
economics, Business facilitation, Value chain development, Networking
and clustering, Sustainable job creation, …
Learning and development, Urban & regional planning, Political
economic geography, Saffron and garment clusters, Democracy and
development, Qualitative research methods, Global South, …
SharifSTAR (2 years); Tehran municipality (4 years); UNIDO & Iran
government ministries (5 years); SFU and Clark (5 years)
Mahmood Al-Wahaibi
An Urban Planner at heart coming from an urban tribe in the historic City of Muscat, Oman. Mahmood’s expertise in the field amplified with his exposure to more than 27 nations around the world and research publications focuses on Oman urban history, traditional planning practices, planning policies and governance, and post-oil economy. Academically, He is the recipient of Karl B. Lohmann Award for Departmental Excellence at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2018 and a visiting Professor at the GUtech in Oman making him one of the youngest professors in Urban & Regional Planning. Professionally, Mahmood holds professional certifications such as LEED GA, IBDL International Certified Coach, APA Certification, and Illinois leadership Certificate accompanied by work experience with international and local organizations at different managerial levels that puts him among the few accredited Omani planning experts at a young age. Mahmood was a core team member at the Oman National Spatial Strategy (ONSS) and Five-year Development Plan Leading the infrastructure & Energy team and reviewing national and regional strategies. Mahmood is the Co-founder of Oman Think Urban, the Managing Director of Ruwi Group, and a founding Board member of Future City Council based in Canada.
