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'''Bijan R. Kian''', sometimes written '''Bijan Rafiekian''', is an [[Iranian Americans|Iranian-American]] businessman. He has been an executive or board member of many businesses and organizations.<ref name=bloom>[https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=1433812&privcapId=253063615 Executive Profile: Bijan R. Kian] at bloomberg.com</ref> |
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Kian was a member of the Board of Directors of the [[Export–Import Bank of the United States]] from 2006 to 2011,<ref name=eximpressrel>[https://www.exim.gov/news/professional-banker-business-executive-and-educator-sworn-newest-board-member-export-import Professional Banker, Business Executive and Educator sworn-in as newest board member at Export-Import Bank of the United States] Ex-Im Bank press release, 9 Oct 2006</ref><ref name=whoweare>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150123095653/http://www.exim.gov/about/whoweare/history.cfm Ex-Im Bank History]. Export Import Bank of the United States web site. Archived at the Wayback Machine on 23 Jan 2015</ref> after being nominated by President [[George W. Bush]] and receiving Senate confirmation.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/110/chrg/shrg50323/CHRG-110shrg50323.htm Hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs]. 11 July 2007</ref> |
Kian was a member of the Board of Directors of the [[Export–Import Bank of the United States]] from 2006 to 2011,<ref name=eximpressrel>[https://www.exim.gov/news/professional-banker-business-executive-and-educator-sworn-newest-board-member-export-import Professional Banker, Business Executive and Educator sworn-in as newest board member at Export-Import Bank of the United States] Ex-Im Bank press release, 9 Oct 2006</ref><ref name=whoweare>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150123095653/http://www.exim.gov/about/whoweare/history.cfm Ex-Im Bank History]. Export Import Bank of the United States web site. Archived at the Wayback Machine on 23 Jan 2015</ref> after being nominated by President [[George W. Bush]] and receiving Senate confirmation.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/110/chrg/shrg50323/CHRG-110shrg50323.htm Hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs]. 11 July 2007</ref> |
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Having served two Presidents of The United States as a senior member of their trade teams, Kian's portfolio included countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Russia. Kian helped open new markets for major companies like GE and Boeing by advocating for U.S. exporters abroad. By providing export financing for major export of U.S.-made products, Kian and other Ex-Im Bank Board members helped level the playing field for companies to win multi-billion dollar sales of major U.S. made equipment and U.S.-provided services. |
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Over the past four decades, Kian has served as chairman and CEO or as a member of the board of directors of entities in both the private and public sectors. His experience includes the chairmanship of and membership on the Audit Committee for a United States Government Agency. He has led teams of professionals to attract, maintain, and grow billions of dollars in foreign investment for the State of California. Kian led the attraction, retention and expansion of the largest portfolio of foreign investment in the United States directing the State of California’s foreign offices in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, the Americas and Africa. His work resulted in the creation of thousands of new jobs in California. |
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Kian's experience in project finance helped support U.S. jobs and improved life for countries such as Peru with $3.3 billion in financing for a major Liquid Natural Gas project.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://perulng.com/en/noticias/peru-lng-obtiene-2250-millones-de-financiamiento/|title=PERU LNG secures $2.25 Billion in third party financing {{!}} PERU LNG|website=PERU LNG|language=es-ES|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref> While at the Ex-Im Bank, he supported $1.2 billion in sales of advanced, combined cycle gas powered generators from GE to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exim.gov/news/ex-im-bank-approves-912-8-million-loan-finance-general-electric-sale-gas-turbine-generator-sets|title=Ex Im Bank Approves 912 8 Million Loan to Finance General Electric Sale of of Gas Turbine Generator Sets to Saudi Arabia {{!}} EXIM.gov|website=www.exim.gov|language=en|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref> His peers have observed his strategic thinking in complex environments and his execution capabilities in the face of scarce resources. Peers observe that Kian is a cyber-savvy, information age business leader and team player who is recognized globally for his work in government and business. |
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Kian was a partner of the [[Flynn Intel Group]] and had a role in business with the [[government of Turkey|Turkish government]] while at the same time being a member of the [[Presidential transition of Donald Trump|incoming Trump administration's transition team]], focused on the [[Office of the Director of National Intelligence]].<ref>Stephen Braun; Chad Day (Associated Press). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/13/bijan-kian-donald-trump-transition-aide-was-key-pl Trump transition aide was key player in Flynn’s Turkish work]. ''Washington Times''. 13 June 2017</ref><ref>[https://www.steptoe.com/resources-detail-11703.html Trump Administration Transition] team members list, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, December 2016</ref> It has been reported that these interactions are being examined by the [[2017 Special Counsel investigation|Special Counsel investigation into the 2016 U.S. election]].<ref>Reuters. [http://www.newsweek.com/flynn-trump-russia-investigation-turkey-bijan-kian-gulen-inovo-ekim-alptekin-627600 Who is Bijan Kian? Feds probe ex-Flynn associate for payments from companies with Russian and Turkish ties]. ''Newsweek'', 20 June 2017</ref><ref>Julia Ainsley. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mike-flynn-business-partner-bijan-kian-now-subject-mueller-probe-n823366 Mike Flynn business partner Bijan Kian now subject of Mueller probe]. NBC News. 22 Nov 2017</ref> |
Kian was a partner of the [[Flynn Intel Group]] and had a role in business with the [[government of Turkey|Turkish government]] while at the same time being a member of the [[Presidential transition of Donald Trump|incoming Trump administration's transition team]], focused on the [[Office of the Director of National Intelligence]].<ref>Stephen Braun; Chad Day (Associated Press). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/13/bijan-kian-donald-trump-transition-aide-was-key-pl Trump transition aide was key player in Flynn’s Turkish work]. ''Washington Times''. 13 June 2017</ref><ref>[https://www.steptoe.com/resources-detail-11703.html Trump Administration Transition] team members list, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, December 2016</ref> It has been reported that these interactions are being examined by the [[2017 Special Counsel investigation|Special Counsel investigation into the 2016 U.S. election]].<ref>Reuters. [http://www.newsweek.com/flynn-trump-russia-investigation-turkey-bijan-kian-gulen-inovo-ekim-alptekin-627600 Who is Bijan Kian? Feds probe ex-Flynn associate for payments from companies with Russian and Turkish ties]. ''Newsweek'', 20 June 2017</ref><ref>Julia Ainsley. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mike-flynn-business-partner-bijan-kian-now-subject-mueller-probe-n823366 Mike Flynn business partner Bijan Kian now subject of Mueller probe]. NBC News. 22 Nov 2017</ref> |
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A [[Bloomberg News]] profile of [[Mike Flynn]] |
A [[Bloomberg News]] profile of [[Mike Flynn]] described Kian as follows: |
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<blockquote>A former governor at the Export-Import Bank, Kian was chairman of a Persian cultural nonprofit group, the Nowruz Commission,[http://nowruzcommission.org/our-history-mission-and-vision/board-of-directors/] that gave him entree into high Washington circles. He built a relationship with former CIA Director [[James Woolsey]] and, in 2013, used it to get Flynn, then the Pentagon’s top intelligence officer, to support his computer chip company’s bid for a contract. |
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A former governor at the Export-Import Bank, Kian was chairman of a Persian cultural nonprofit group, the Nowruz Commission,[http://nowruzcommission.org/our-history-mission-and-vision/board-of-directors/] that gave him entree into high Washington circles. He built a relationship with former CIA Director [[James Woolsey]] and, in 2013, used it to get Flynn, then the Pentagon’s top intelligence officer, to support his computer chip company’s bid for a contract. |
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The next year, when Flynn was forced out by the Obama administration, his friendship with Kian blossomed into a business partnership. Kian brought him into the chip company, GreenZone Systems Inc., as a board member. |
The next year, when Flynn was forced out by the Obama administration, his friendship with Kian blossomed into a business partnership. Kian brought him into the chip company, GreenZone Systems Inc., as a board member. |
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Kian also helped fund and found Flynn Intelligence Group, the ex-general’s consulting firm, and served as a senior partner. ... Flynn was advocating in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel in 2015 for a consortium seeking to build several dozen nuclear power reactors, ... he and Kian were also trying to sell GreenZone’s secure chips as part of the deal. |
Kian also helped fund and found Flynn Intelligence Group, the ex-general’s consulting firm, and served as a senior partner. ... Flynn was advocating in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel in 2015 for a consortium seeking to build several dozen nuclear power reactors, ... he and Kian were also trying to sell GreenZone’s secure chips as part of the deal. |
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Kian also brought Flynn Intel its most problematic deal: a previously reported $530,000 contract with Dutch company Inovo BV, ostensibly to improve the business climate in Turkey. Flynn later admitted that the contract primarily benefited Turkish leader [[Recep Tayyip Erdogan]], and that his firm had been paid to lobby U.S. officials to extradite an Erdogan enemy living in Pennsylvania.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-03-19/what-michael-flynn-could-tell-the-russia-investigators</ref></blockquote> |
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Kian also brought Flynn Intel its most problematic deal: a previously reported $530,000 contract with Dutch company Inovo BV, ostensibly to improve the business climate in Turkey. Flynn later admitted that the contract primarily benefited Turkish leader [[Recep Tayyip Erdogan]], and that his firm had been paid to lobby U.S. officials to extradite an Erdogan enemy living in Pennsylvania.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-03-19/what-michael-flynn-could-tell-the-russia-investigators</ref> |
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As Julia Ainsley noted in an NBC News report (Nov. 22, 2017): "Reuters previously reported that Mueller was interested in Kian, but not that he was a subject of the investigation or that witnesses would be testifying about his actions in front of the grand jury."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mike-flynn-business-partner-bijan-kian-now-subject-mueller-probe-n823366|title=Mueller eyes Mike Flynn business partner Bijan Kian|work=NBC News|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Through his decades of service, Kian has contributed to the creation of tens of thousands of American jobs in the United States and abroad. He has led complex negotiations around the globe, and maintains strong and diverse contacts in the private sector and at senior levels of government worldwide. He is known for crafting strategic plans matching the challenges and opportunities of the Information Age, including the development of comprehensive cyber-strategies for risk management in protecting digital assets. |
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'''PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE''' |
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'''''Lenders Technology Inc.''''' (September 1986-Present) |
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www.lenderstechnology.com |
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'''Chairman of the Board of Directors ''' |
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''Financial services, risk management, and bank consulting firm with 32 years of uninterrupted business serving financial institutions, municipalities, and government. Over the past three decades, the company has employed over 300 professionals in various skill areas.'' |
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* Led engagements in risk measurement and management as well as valuation of complex real estate and corporate portfolios |
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* Designed and developed Risk Adjusted Probability of Default (RAPD), an advanced risk-based pricing tool that has been helping credit unions raise loan income and reduce risk on the consumer loan portfolios over the past 25 years |
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'''''Avecin Corporation''''' (March 2017-Present) |
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www.mydoctorknows.com |
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'''Vice Chairman ''' |
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''Healthcare outcomes measurement and ranking portal. The portal offers outcome-based data produced by Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as well as patient surveys with 3.9 million healthcare providers and 4800 hospitals with over 200,000 reviews since its inception.'' |
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* Provide governance and oversight on compliance with policies |
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* Developed strategic plan and business model aimed at serving patients, healthcare providers, and insurance companies |
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* Secured business alliances with solution providers |
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'''''CYBRSCR Corporation''''' (July 2017-Present) |
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www.cybrscr.com |
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'''Senior Advisor, Co-Founder ''' |
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''Systems Integrator for advanced cybersecurity services. CYBRSCR combines best-in-class products and services for its customers in public mass transit systems, financial institutions, and supply chain safety.'' |
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* Wrote business plan, assembled top quality team of professionals in national security, and secured best-in-class solutions developed at America’s most trusted companies building revenue for the company in less than 90 days from its establishment |
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* Deliver portfolio of well-differentiated, 360-degree cybersecurity services focused on the development of bespoke cyber strategy using the process of net assessment |
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* Serve clients in public transportation (regional rail operation), financial institutions ($1 billion credit union), and engaged with 20 states addressing the need to fortify their cybersecurity in the election process |
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* Designed the concept of “American Cyber Force,” a privately funded, public/private partnership |
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'''''Presidential Transition Team: Intelligence Community''''' (November 2016-January 2017) |
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'''Deputy Lead, Office of Director of National Intelligence''' |
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* Directed the efforts of a volunteer group that connected with all elements of the Office of the Director of National intelligence |
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* Provided policy input, strategic guidance, and operational counsel to prepare new Directors National Intelligence, CIA, and other Cabinet Secretaries for roles in the Trump administration |
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'''''GreenZone Systems Inc.''''' (September 2012-March 2017) |
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'''Chairman, Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer''' |
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''Tool was validated by the United States Special Forces in 2014. The hardware was composed of 42 electronic components placed in 6 layers of silicon in a standard size microSD. At a small size of 15 mm by 11 mm by 1 mm, this unique programmable computer was capable of processing 22 GOPS of data, while consuming less than 600 mW of energy. Transferred intellectual property to SAIFE, Inc. in March 2017.'' |
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* Presided over a new Board of Directors including former Director of Central Intelligence Agency, former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Former Chairman of General Dynamics, former senior executive from Control Data Corporation, a retired Senior Federal Judge, and former Director of Defense Intelligence Agency |
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* Transformed theoretical technology of ''Icelero'' into a market solution for end-to-end encrypted secure mobile communication tool |
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* Led the acquisition of SAIFE Inc., by the parent company of GreenZone Systems Inc |
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* Led the Red Teaming process over a two-year period, facing unique Red Teams like JVAB (Joint Vulnerability Assessment Branch) of the Department of Defense to validate the functionality of the product |
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* Validated a complex product in a crowded market, going from a proof of concept to becoming a U.S. government contractor in less than two years |
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* Recommended the transfer of intellectual assets of GreenZone to SAIFE, Inc. in 2016, due to its strong sales organization and expertise in commercial sales, both necessary for expanding the market for the product in the commercial sector |
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'''''Icelero, Silicon Valley''''' (July 2011-September 2012) |
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'''Chairman, Board of Directors''' |
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* Examined the company’s strategic direction, working with a team of scientists and engineers who had developed a theoretical and conceptual advanced micro-computer which had received over $100 million in investments, but had no customers |
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* Recommended that laboratory proof of the functionality and theoretical Proof of Concept was essential but not enough to create traction in the marketplace. A breakthrough technological development needed to be transformed into a market accepted solution. |
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* Recommended to the investors to place the intellectual assets of the company into a newly formed entity with new governance and new focus with the goal of validating the claim of its product portfolio |
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'''''Z Advanced Computing Inc.''''' (2012-2014) |
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'''Member, Board of Directors''' |
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''Core portfolio of intellectual properties came from Professor LotfiZadeh, the father of Fuzzy Logic and patents composed of 450 applications in General Artificial Intelligence. The company has been in the news with its innovative and breakthrough solutions in General AI offering a superior solution when compared to Neural Networks.'' |
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* Served as a member of the Board of Directors in the early stages of the company, providing strategic direction, product functionality and writing the business plan. |
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* Maintains an equity interest in the company. |
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'''''Export-Import Bank of The United States''''' (2006-2011) |
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'''Member, Board of Directors''' (2006-2011)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exim.gov/about/history-exim/historical-timeline/boards-directors|title=EXIM Bank Boards of Directors {{!}} EXIM.gov|website=www.exim.gov|language=en|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref> |
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'''Chairman, Audit Committee''' (2006-2009) |
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'''Member, Audit Committee''' (2009-2011) |
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* Appointed by President George W. Bush, and twice confirmed by the U.S. Senate |
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* Served President Barack Obama as a senior member of his administration, among a very small number of senior Bush administration officials who were asked to continue service under the new administration, a clear sign of professionalism and dedication to national service beyond partisan politics |
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* Recognized as the first Iranian-born American to serve directly under two U.S. Presidents from both major political parties in the history of the United StatesServed as an ex-officio member of the Credit Committee |
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* Managed portfolio composed of 34 countries in the Middle East, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Russia |
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* Worked closely with the Department of State and the Department of Defense to help coordinate an inter-agency business transformation and reconstruction of Afghanistan and Iraq, supporting U.S. exports to the challenging environment of war and conflict |
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* Instrumental in opening the market for U.S. EXIM’s support in Iraq |
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* Developed new opportunities for U.S. companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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* Supported over $100 billion of U.S. Exports to foreign markets, together with his colleagues and professionals at EXIM |
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** Example of accomplishments: |
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*** $1.2 billion transaction with Saudi Electricity Company |
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'''''White House Business Council''''' (2010-2011) |
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'''Member''' |
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* Appointed by President Barack Obama |
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'''''Global Capital Markets, Inc.''''' (1993-2016) |
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'''Principal,''' ''Detached from business during periods of government service'' |
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* Assessed business continuity, strategic positioning, assessment of people, plans, and capital adequacy, along with valuation of target companies to support full-service mergers and acquisitions firm with over 100 completion transactions |
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'''''AEON Defense Services''''' (2003-2005) |
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'''Member, Board of Directors, and Senior Advisor''' |
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* Provided oversight in governance and strategic direction |
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* Served as the company’s board liaison with Department of Defense Auditing Agency |
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'''''GlobTel Group of Companies''''' (2001-2004) |
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'''President''' |
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* Opened offices and secured contracts in Jeddah and Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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* Obtained fixed wireless spectrum licenses in Panama, Barbados, and the Republic of Azerbaijan |
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'''''State of California''''' (1997-1999) |
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'''Director, Housing Finance Corporation''' |
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* Fourth gubernatorial appointment in the State of California |
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* Oversaw $7 billion portfolio, providing support in affordable and low-income housing |
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'''EDUCATION''' |
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'''University of Brighton,''' Sussex, England (Graduated with Honors, 1979) |
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''Management Studies'' |
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'''Harvard Kennedy School of Government,''' Boston, Massachusetts (2008) |
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''Senior Executives in National and International Security'' ''Certificate Course'' |
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* By invitation only, specialized course in national security studies |
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'''Massachusetts Institute of Technology''' (2016) |
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''Blockchain – Financial Technology Certificate Course'' |
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Special projects: |
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* Using Blockchain technology as tool to bring quality assurance to additive manufacturing onboard self-sustaining ships |
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* Creating reliable chain of title, proof of ownership, and recording of encumbrances on land ownership for Kenya |
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'''Oxford University''' (2010-2011) |
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''Department of Continuing Education, Political Philosophy and Epistemology'' |
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'''ACADEMIC''' |
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'''Georgetown University''' (2014) ''' ''' |
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''Lecture, Capstone review -'' Electronic Commerce |
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'''George Washington University''' (2014)''' ''' |
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''Lecture, Global Health and International Security'' |
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'''National War College,''' Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. (2013) |
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''Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, Capstone reviewer –'' Cybersecurity |
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'''American University''' '''School of Law''' (2011) ''' ''' |
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''Lecture, Project Finance'' |
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'''California State University, Dominguez Hills''' (1997) |
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''Executive Director, California Center for Commercial Diplomacy'' |
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'''California State University, Fullerton''' (1993-1995) |
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''Senior Fellow, Adjunct Professor'' – Finance |
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'''AWARDS''' |
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'''Senior Fellow''' (2011) ''' ''' |
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''Royal Society of Art, United Kingdom '' |
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'''Ellis Island Medal of Honor''' (2009)''' ''' |
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''Ellis Island Honor Society, National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations'' |
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'''PUBLICATIONS''' |
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''A Digital Bretton Woods,'' Huffington Post (April 2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/bijan-r-kian/a-digital-bretton-woods_b_7167172.html|title=A Digital Bretton Woods|last=Kian|first=Bijan R.|date=2015-04-29|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref> |
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''Sharing Prosperity in The Age of Information,'' Huffington Post (January 2015) |
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''Tehran’s Bomb Challenge,'' Potomac Institute for Policy Studies (March 2014) |
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''Rouhani’s Rooster Tail,'' The Hill (October 2013) |
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''A New Deal: A Plan for Sustainable Afghan Stability,'' New America (December 2010) |
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American Cyber Force: A Public-Private Partnership on creating a national cyber force (2015) '' '' |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 20:09, 9 September 2018
Bijan R. Kian, sometimes written Bijan Rafiekian, is an Iranian-American businessman. He has been an executive or board member of many businesses and organizations.[1]
Kian was a member of the Board of Directors of the Export–Import Bank of the United States from 2006 to 2011,[2][3] after being nominated by President George W. Bush and receiving Senate confirmation.[4]
Kian was a partner of the Flynn Intel Group and had a role in business with the Turkish government while at the same time being a member of the incoming Trump administration's transition team, focused on the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.[5][6] It has been reported that these interactions are being examined by the Special Counsel investigation into the 2016 U.S. election.[7][8]
A Bloomberg News profile of Mike Flynn described Kian as follows:
A former governor at the Export-Import Bank, Kian was chairman of a Persian cultural nonprofit group, the Nowruz Commission,[1] that gave him entree into high Washington circles. He built a relationship with former CIA Director James Woolsey and, in 2013, used it to get Flynn, then the Pentagon’s top intelligence officer, to support his computer chip company’s bid for a contract.
The next year, when Flynn was forced out by the Obama administration, his friendship with Kian blossomed into a business partnership. Kian brought him into the chip company, GreenZone Systems Inc., as a board member. Kian also helped fund and found Flynn Intelligence Group, the ex-general’s consulting firm, and served as a senior partner. ... Flynn was advocating in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel in 2015 for a consortium seeking to build several dozen nuclear power reactors, ... he and Kian were also trying to sell GreenZone’s secure chips as part of the deal.
Kian also brought Flynn Intel its most problematic deal: a previously reported $530,000 contract with Dutch company Inovo BV, ostensibly to improve the business climate in Turkey. Flynn later admitted that the contract primarily benefited Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and that his firm had been paid to lobby U.S. officials to extradite an Erdogan enemy living in Pennsylvania.[9]
References
- ^ Executive Profile: Bijan R. Kian at bloomberg.com
- ^ Professional Banker, Business Executive and Educator sworn-in as newest board member at Export-Import Bank of the United States Ex-Im Bank press release, 9 Oct 2006
- ^ Ex-Im Bank History. Export Import Bank of the United States web site. Archived at the Wayback Machine on 23 Jan 2015
- ^ Hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 11 July 2007
- ^ Stephen Braun; Chad Day (Associated Press). Trump transition aide was key player in Flynn’s Turkish work. Washington Times. 13 June 2017
- ^ Trump Administration Transition team members list, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, December 2016
- ^ Reuters. Who is Bijan Kian? Feds probe ex-Flynn associate for payments from companies with Russian and Turkish ties. Newsweek, 20 June 2017
- ^ Julia Ainsley. Mike Flynn business partner Bijan Kian now subject of Mueller probe. NBC News. 22 Nov 2017
- ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-03-19/what-michael-flynn-could-tell-the-russia-investigators