Mr. Setareh is a former management consultant who worked for Deminor in the fields of corporate governance, for Dalberg on global social and economic development, as well as for Venturepark and Intesa Sanpaolo on new business ventures and innovation.

He advised start-ups, companies, market regulators, and leading multilateral organizations and foundations across Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the United States in their strategies and implementation.

Mr. Setareh holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia Business School, a master’s degree in International Politics from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, and an undergraduate degree in European Business Administration from the International Partnership of Business Schools.

A citizen of Germany, Mr. Setareh has lived and worked in Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the United States, Denmark, and Italy and has served on various local and regional administrative Bahá’í institutions.  He speaks fluent German and English and working-level Italian, and Persian.