Bijan is a veteran strategy advisor for the West Asian market, with over twenty-five years of strategic consulting experience with global companies.

Recognising a growing opportunity between the West Asian markets and the EU, Bijan founded Atieh Capital, an independent financial advisory firm. Prior to Atieh Capital, he co-founded Atieh Group in 1994, a leading group of management consulting companies initially focusing on Iran and later expanding to West Asia. He manages its international arm in Vienna. Bijan also has a track record in starting up innovative companies and helping grow these companies to maturity.

Bijan undertook his graduate studies in Management and Economy in Germany and the UK and has a DBA from the International School of Management in Paris.