Esfandyar Batmanghelidj is the founder and CEO of the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation, a think tank focused on economic diplomacy, economic development, and economic justice in the Middle East and Central Asia. He has published peer reviewed research on Iranian political economy, social history, and public health, as well as commentary on Iranian politics and economics. Esfandyar is a visiting fellow (2021-2022) with the Middle East and North Africa programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. His previous work experience includes senior roles in a boutique strategic communications firm and in an education technology start-up. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and Middle Eastern studies from Columbia University, where he graduated summa cum laude. From 2021 to 2023 he will be completing an executive master’s in public administration at the London School of Economics.
Esfandyar Batmanghelidj
CEO, Bourse & Bazaar Foundation
Content by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj
Policy brief
Using ‘technical guarantees’ to restore and sustain the Iran nuclear deal
On the eve of the seventh round of negotiations on the restoration of the JCPOA – or Iran nuclear deal – the ELN and the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation publish a set of creative ideas to help bridge gaps related to guarantees and sanctions relief.
Commentary
As Iran faces virus, Trump admin fails to use Swiss channel to ease medical exports
Three months after a successful pilot transaction, the US-backed Swiss Humanitarian Trade Arrangement (SHTA) with Iran has not processed a single additional sale.