Dr. Majid Rafizadeh is an Iranian-American political scientist, scholar, and human rights activist specializing in Middle Eastern affairs and U.S. foreign policy. He is the president of the International American Council and serves on the advisory board of the Harvard International Review. Dr. Rafizadeh has taught at several universities, including the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the University of South Florida, and has conducted research at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.