Reza H. Akbari
- Middle East/Southwest Asia
Reza H. Akbari is a Research Associate with the Middle East/Southwest Asia program at Stimson. His research focuses on Iranian domestic politics, U.S. foreign policy toward Iran, Shia politics, political transition, and democracy. Akbari has previously served as a Program Officer for a prominent non-profit organization in Washington, D.C. focusing on human rights issues in Iran. He has also served as a Research Assistant at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and a Project Assistant for Princeton University's Iran Data Portal.
Akbari holds an M.A. in Middle East Studies from The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs and a B.A. in Political Science and International Studies from the State University of New York at Fredonia.