President, COO, Econolite
WHY: Econolite is largest provider of stoplights in U.S. Retired from Santa Ana’s Iteris after eight years as CEO.
RECENT: Building stoplights with AI that will tell cars when upcoming signals are changing to green or red, automatically changing the cars’ speeds.
QUOTABLE: Native of Iran, loves baseball. “In America, business can be done over a cup of coffee. In Iran, a cup of coffee doesn’t get much done. You need a full blown meal.”
FUN FACTS: Varsity sports: volleyball, weightlifting; musical group of youth: The Eagles.
