Hooshang Amirahmadi is director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and the founder and president of the American-Iranian Council, a research and policy think tank devoted to improving understanding between the peoples of Iran and the United States.

His specialties include Iranian political economy, U.S.-Iran relations, Middle Eastern affairs, national economic development policies and planning, globalization and international relations, foreign investment and trade, regional economic development, and industrial and technology policy.

Amirahmadi has served as consultant to the United Nations, the Aga Khan Foundation, the World Bank, several governments, and private companies.