Also see:
MBA, BSCS & BA Phil, magna cum laude (high honors), Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Gamma Sigma
ORIGINS
Reza Ganjavi was born in Tehran to parents of Azari origins. He emigrated to the USA at a young age, graduated from High School in Ithaca, New York, and obtained multiple university degrees with high honors in Southern California.
EDUCATION / ACADEMIC DEGREES
Reza Ganjavi earned his MBA from the The Paul Merage School of Business at UCI where he graduated with Dean's Honors. He also earned a BSc and BA from CSUDH where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a lifetime membership to the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi. He was also granted membership to the Alpha Gamma Sigma honor society at Santa Ana College.
Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from University of California, Irvine
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSc) from California State University, Dominguez Hills
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (BA) from California State University, Dominguez Hills
ACADEMIC HONORS
Magna Cum Laude (High Honors)
Dean's Honors List
Phi Kappa Phi National Honors Society
Alpha Gamma Sigma California Community College Scholastic Honor Society
OTHER EDUCATION
Studies and practical experience in securities law, cyber law, eDiscovery, intellectual property rights, some areas of corporate law, penal law, torts, international / cross-border laws, civil rights.
Certified investigative journalist.
Music: Studied Classical Guitar in conservatories and privately.
CREDIT RATING
Experian rates Reza Ganjavi's Credit and Credit Worthiness as "Excellent" and states "Your credit rating ranks higher than 97.87% of U.S. consumers".
MUSIC BACKGROUND
Reza has studied the guitar privately and academically with several world-class teachers, and through master classes with teachers including Luigi Biscaldi, Eduardo Fernandez, Oscar Ghiglia, Angelo Gilardino, Frederick Noad, Christopher Parkening, Angel Romero, Pepe Romero, David Russell and others.
Reza Ganjavi has played the guitar since an early age and has performed in almost 80 countries (list below). He has appeared on global media broadcasts. Reza's classical guitar repertoire spans six centuries, and as a singer-guitarist he has a rich program of classic rock & pop & world music. Reza has done concerts in many venues, public and private, including at an exclusive private event for a billionaire.
BEST-SELLER RECORDINGS
Reza's first CD of Classical and Romantic guitar music «In Friendship» received international praise and was declared a best selling guitar record.
His second CD, also a classical guitar best-seller «Dancing Hands» contains music of Renaissance and Baroque periods and original arrangements of 250 years of European favorites.
Guest artists on Reza's recordings include internationally recognized artists such as Maurice Steger.
Reza has shared the stage with such great artists as Chuck Berry and George Duke and collaborated with Paul McCartney on "Devour The Earth", a video produced by the European Vegetarian Union and available in 14 languages. His song "Let's Keep Our Planet Clean" received international recognition as part of a global environmental initiative.
Aside form classical guitar, steel string, and electric guitar, Reza also plays the drums, bass guitar, percussion, piano, and has previously played violin, harmonica, recorder, melodica, accordion, and jaw harp.
Countries where Reza Ganjavi has performed music:
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Azores, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Galicia, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein,Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco, Northern Cyprus, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Nakhchivan, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, The Netherlands, Tunisia, UAE, Ukraine, USA, Vatican, Vietnam, Wales.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Reza Ganjavi also has an extensive, stellar career in computer science / information technology, management consulting, program/project management, business analysis, solutions architecture, and software engineering, serving many world class customers in Clean/Renewable Energy, Financial Services, Banking, Investment & Asset Management, Insurance, Telecommunications, Education & Non-profit, Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, Utilities & Telecommunications, Government, Political Campaigns, Food & Beverage, Law Enforcement & Judicial, Intellectual Properties, Customer Care, Billing, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Petrochemicals.
WRITINGS
Reza has kept a daily journal since age 14. He has published many essays and articles, and has received high praise for his writing skills and insightful analysis. His writing style is mainly creative / literary / narrative nonfiction(observational/objectivist nonfiction), and span a wide range of topics such as philosophy, psychology, finance, healthcare, etcetera. As a lyricist he has an extensive catalog of meaningful lyrics.
JOURNALISM / ACTIVISM / ADVOCACY
Reza Ganjavi is a certified investigative journalist and has done professional journalism. He has conducted several large scale investigations and reporting including a gross case of management misconduct at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, investigation of a Swiss-American leader of the BX Protocol scam cancer drug. investigation of abusive reverse conversions of a public company securities.
One of the main areas of Reza Ganjavi's activism is ethics, e.g., shedding light on the scandals surrounding proliferation of pulsed microwave pollution; corruption on Wall Street, and many consumer advocacy initiatives.
HUMAN HELPER
Reza Ganjavi is a goodwill ambassador who is dedicated to helping others. For example, he has provided coaching for troubled youngsters in a number of critical cases which helped avert suicides, and helped smokers, drug addicts, game addicts, and alcoholics beat addiction and have a normal, good life. And many many other instances of helping others in a variety of ways including psychological and legal issues, freedom from abusive, toxic relationships, mediation, facilitation, and resolution of difficult situations.
LAW
Reza Ganjavi has extensively studied and practices several areas of law. For example, he won a major case against the Swiss National Radio And Television (SRF), a case against Apple Computer, several cyber-stalking cases where he was a victim in, anti-racism cases where he was a victim of racist, hate crimes, and so on.
BODYWORKS
Reza has studied and taught various styles of bodyworks including different types of yoga, Alexander Technique and Feldernkrais Method, and has a martial arts Black Belt.