Education
Emory University - Goizueta Business School
Exec.MBA, Strategy 1998-01-01 - 2000-01-01Georgia State University
BBA, Management 1988-09-01 - 1994-03-01Work Experience
Avnir
Current
Avnir
GTMfund
Current
GTMfund
Sales Community
Current
Sales Community
The Nour Group, Inc.
2002-10-01 - 2024-12-01
The Nour Group, Inc.
Emory University - Goizueta Business School
2018-08-01 - 2024-09-01
Emory University - Goizueta Business School
Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management
2019-11-01 - 2020-06-01
Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management
Pequot Capital
2001-01-01 - 2004-01-01
Pequot Capital
Accelerating 1to1
1999-01-01 - 2001-01-01
Accelerating 1to1
Kforce Inc
1996-01-01 - 1999-01-01
Kforce Inc
SGI
1994-01-01 - 1996-01-01
SGI
Skills
Summary
Avnir is transforming how relationships drive business value with our Intelligent Relationship Management (IRM)™ platform, built on two decades of Relationship Economics® thought and practice leadership. We are developing a System of Agents and a world-class data structure that ingests a wide array of user relationship data, creates a private and secure user data vault with entity resolution, and utilizes Composite AI to deliver actionable relational insights and highly personalized recommendations for nurturing strategic relationships. We are profoundly changing the Software landscape to no longer be a tool for organizing work but instead becoming the worker itself, capable of understanding, executing, and improving traditionally human-delivered relational heavy lifting. Imagine a library of AI agents scanning our interactions, organizing our relationship ecosystems (categories or buckets where we know people), and recommending the next best steps to move key relationships along a value continuum. As a student of Relationship Economics®, I've discovered that business relationships are instrumental in successful strategies, real innovation, profitable growth, and market traction. I have written twelve books, translated into eight languages, including best-selling Relationship Economics 3rd edition (Wiley), Curve Benders (Wiley), Co-Create (St. Martin's Press), ConnectAbility (McGraw-Hill), and Return on Impact (Josey-Bass) and speak often on these topics to global audiences. A native of Iran, I immigrated to the United States in 1981 with a suitcase, $100, limited family ties, and no fluency in English. Since then, my life has been a function of my ability to develop and nurture strong relationships. Learn more at Avnir.com.