Fariborz Maseeh

Fariborz Maseeh (Persian: فریبرز مسیح : Farīborz Masīh) is an Iranian-born Iranian-American engineer who works in the field of micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS). He founded IntelliSense in 1991 and sold it in 2000. He is the founder and managing principal of Surlamer LLC, an investment management firm which invests in various assets and manages several proprietary traded hedge funds.[1] He is the founder of Kids Institute for Development and Advancement (KiDA), an Irvine, California, treatment clinic and education facility for autistic children. He is the founder of Orbitron LP, a global macro long-short hedge fund. He is the founder and president of The Massiah Foundation, a charitable organization..

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Fariborz Maseeh
(Persian: فریبرز مسیح)
Born
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian-American
EducationMIT
Portland State University
University of Texas at Austin
OccupationBusinessman

Life and career

Early life and education

Fariborz Maseeh was born in Tehran, Iran, and arrived in Portland, Oregon in his teens. He graduated from Portland State University (PSU) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering with honors in Structural Engineering in three years. He then graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a master's degree. While there, he performed research in the Department of Aeronautics.[2] Maseeh then returned to Portland to assist his family. During that time he returned to PSU where he earned another master's degree in Applied Mathematics.[3] Maseeh remained in the Portland area and taught engineering courses at Clackamas Community College. After his family life was stabilized, he ventured to Boston to earn a doctorate degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After receiving his doctorate, Maseeh started working as a Senior Research Scientist at a technology start-up firm in Silicon Valley. He resigned after one year to found IntelliSense.

Technology entrepreneur

Maseeh left the small start-up firm and founded IntelliSense in early 90s. IntelliSense created the first custom design, development and manufacturing MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) operation and became one of the world's fastest-growing MEMS companies. It was twice named to the New England Technology "Fast 50"[4] and the Forbes' "Fast 500".[5] Following the transaction, Maseeh joined the Corning management team but resigned after a year. Maseeh founded Picoco LLC as well as the Massiah Foundation in 2001.[6]

Investor

Maseeh manages an investment firm, Picoco, where he manages hedge funds, real estate funds, and educational and entertainment operations.

He has developed and funds a number of new operating businesses for social causes including Kids Institute for Development and Advancement, a school for autistic children in Irvine, California, as well as the Port Theater in Corona del Mar, Newport Beach.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Fariborz Maseeh". utexas.edu. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  3. "Portland State University – Profile". pdx.edu. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  4. Business Wire (August 9, 2000), 's+Fastest-Growing+Technology...-a063966317 "IntelliSense Named One of New England's Fastest-Growing Technology Companies Second Year in a Row"
  5. Business Wire (November 30, 1999), "IntelliSense Named One of the Fastest-Growing Technology Companies in the U.S. by Deloitte and Touche"
  6. "MIT alumnus gives $24M to expand the Institute's undergraduate student body: Fariborz Maseeh cites pressing need for MIT graduates", MIT News, MIT Press Office, September 8, 2010.
  7. LISA LIDDANE (July 16, 2012). "Port Theatre reopens Friday as 'theater for the community'". The Orange County Register. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  8. "Portland State Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science: Mechanical & Materials Engineering". pdx.edu. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
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