Prof. S Rob Sobhani, Ph.D. received his undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. from Georgetown University. He is the founder and CEO of Sparo, a Microsoft Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact company. Dr. Sobhani is also a founder and board member of Sienza Energy, a battery technology company incubated out of Caltech. He is also a member of the Board of ZAC, an AI company that is currently working with the U.S. Air Force. Dr. Sobhani is the author of a book on Israel's relations with Iran and numerous articles on the subject of international affairs, energy security and Persian Gulf affairs. He is married and was born in Kansas.