Moody's Analytics chief economist and co-founder of Moody's Economy.com, a wide-cited source of economic analysis. Moody's Economy.com is part of Moody's Analytics.
Graduated from Upper Merion High School. Received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Was born in Atlanta, Georgia of Iranian descent and grew up in Radnor, Pennsylvania.
Prior to founding Economy.com, he was a regional economist at Chase Econometrics.