Paasha Mahdavi

Paasha Mahdavi is a second-year M.A. candidate in Stanford's Ford Dorsey School for International Policy Studies.  His work is focused on the study of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and the comparison of revenue streams across national oil companies.  His research interests include the development of natural gas markets in Central Asia and Iran, the Iranian oil industry, and the Middle Eastern and North African oil and gas market.  He is also interested in the comparative politics of the broader Muslim world and the study of climate change in the Middle East.  After completion of his M.A., Paasha plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Political Science.