Sohrab vossoughi biography for kids
Sohrab Vossoughi
Iranian businessman
Sohrab Vossoughi | |
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| Born | () June 25, (age&#;68) Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian–American |
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Sohrab Vossoughi is an Iranian–American entrepreneur, product designer and founder of Ziba Design, a design and innovation consultancy based in Portland, Oregon.[1] He named BusinessWeek's Entrepreneur of the Year in [2][non-primary source needed]
Early life
Sohrab was born in Tehran, Iran in He moved to the United States in After studying mechanical engineering for three years, he switched to study industrial design.
He graduated from San Jose State University's Department of Industrial Design in [3][4][failed verification]
Career
Vossoughi joined Hewlett-Packard Corp.
Sohrab vossoughi biography for kids Fred Duesenberg. Portland Business Journal. Career [ edit ]. Stefan Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur.In , he began independent consulting for startup companies in Portland, Oregon. By , he had launched a product development firm he named ZIBA Design.[1]
Ziba Design worked on products including Umpqua Bank branches, Herbal Essences in , Heinz Ketchup in , and the Readymop for Clorox in He built a 3-story 77, square feet (7,&#;m2) office for Ziba in for $20 million at NW Marshall St, replacing their previous office at NW 11th Ave.
Both were owned by Vossoughi, but Umpqua Bank took the building into receivership after defaulting in , placing it under trustee Kenneth Eiler. The 11th Ave building was builtin and contained 22, square feet (2,&#;m2) on three stories and became the home of Cloudability until [5][6]
References
- ^ abLaura Oppenheimer, "Portland's Ziba Design, where art meets science, turns 25,"The Oregonian, August 1,
- ^Bloomberg Businessweek
- ^"product design".
Retrieved November 28,
- ^"Sohrab Vossoughi".Sohrab vossoughi biography for kids pictures Fast Company. Read Edit View history. Both were owned by Vossoughi, but Umpqua Bank took the building into receivership after defaulting in , placing it under trustee Kenneth Eiler. Retrieved February 21,
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- ^Jonathan Bach (February 14, ). "Portland-based design firm's Pearl District headquarters for sale after slipping into receivership". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved February 21,
- ^Anthony Effinger (February 21, ).Biography for kids amelia earhart The 11th Ave building was builtin and contained 22, square feet 2, m 2 on three stories and became the home of Cloudability until He moved to the United States in At Ziba, design is more than form and function. He has an amiable personality that tends to camouflage an evangelical intensity.
"Three Posh, Empty Office Buildings Test Appetite for Portland Real Estate". Willamette Week. Retrieved February 21,