Mahbod Seraji

Mahbod Seraji Ph.D., (Persian:مهبد سراجی) is an Iranian-American author whose critically acclaimed novel, Rooftops of Tehran, was published by NAL (an imprint of Penguin) in May 2009. Mahbod's short stories and articles can be found on Truthout.org; Bookreporter; Velvet Illusions; Iranian.com. 2Early life and education Mahbod Seraji was born in Bandar Anzali on October 18, 1956. He came to America in May 1976 to attend college. It wasn’t long after his arrival that upheaval and turmoil swept his country as Shah of Iran was overthrown in 1979 setting off a series of events that led to the Iran Hostage Crisis, and Iraq’s invasion of Iran. Mahbod attended the University of Iowa where he received his Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees. 2Professional life Seraji started his professional career at Motorola where he worked from 1990 to 1995. After a two-year assignment at Arthur Andersen, Mahbod accepted an appointment as the Senior Vice President of Moore - Forum Alliance. In 2000, he moved to San Francisco where he served as the vice president and chief learning officer at PeopleSoft University. After Oracle's acquisition of PeopleSoft in 2005, Mahbod became the Vice President of Organizational Development at Chiron Corporatio