ELLIS ISLAND MEDAL OF HONOR
Iranian American Honorees from inception to 2010 (in alphabetical order)
Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh - President of Long Island Plastic Surgical Group
Goli Ameri - Former Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
Cyrus Amir-Mokri - Senior Advisor at U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Anousheh Ansari - Cofounder and chairman of Prodea Systems, Inc.
Michael S. Ansari - Founder, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of M.I.C. Industries, Inc.
Hushang Ansary - Chairman of the Parman Group
Farhad Azima - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aviation Leasing Group of Companies (ALG)
Hamid Biglari - Vice-Chairman, Citicorp
Ali Ebrahimi - Ersa Grae Corporation
Homayoun Firouztash - Partner, Centurion Holdings, LLC.
Vartan Gregorian - President of Carnegie Corporation of New York
Noosheen Hashemi - President and Co-founder of the H.A.N.D. Foundation , Philanthropist, Entrepreneur
Forough B. Hosseini - Executive VP of Information Systems, ICI Homes
Mori Hosseini - Chairman and CEO of ICI Homes
Nasser J. Kazeminy - Chairman of NJK Holding Corporation
Laya Khadjavi - Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
Darioush Khaledi - Chairman and CEO, K.V. Mart Co.; Proprietor, Darioush Winery
Parisa Khosravi - Senior Vice President of International Newsgathering for CNN Worldwide
Bijan R. Kian - Member of Board of Directors of Export-Import Bank of the United States
Akbar A. Lari - President, Claremont Group
Vahid Majidi - Assistant Director, Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate at the FBI
Farah B. Majidzadeh - Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Board of Resource International, Inc. (Rii)
Nooshin Malakzad - Owner, Nooshin Inc.
Fariborz Maseeh - Founder and Managing Principal, Picoco LLC
Mohsen Moazami - Vice President of Internet Business Solutions Group at Cisco
Avid Modjtabai -Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Wells Fargo
Hamid Moghadam - Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, AMB Property Corporation
Dr. Reza Momeni - Plastic Reconstructive Cosmetic Surgeon
Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani - Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer- Private Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs
Yasmin Motamedi - Executive Director, Middle Eastern Affiars Department at U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Firouz M. Naderi - Associate Director, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Fereydoun Nazem - Founder and Managing Partner, Nazem and Company
Fred Pezeshkan - Chief Executive Officer, Kraft Construction
Ali A. Saberioon - President and Chief Executive Officer, Sabco Oil and Gas Corp.
Faryar Shirzad - Vice President and Director of International Public Policy at Goldman and Sachs
Dr. Hosein Shokouh-Amiri - Transplant Surgeon
Morris M. Shirazipour - CEO, Aero Toy Store
Taraneh Sohrab - Banker
Mohammad Yahyavi - Vice President and General Manager at Boeing
Mahvash Yazdi - Senior Vice President of Business Integration and Chief Information Officer, Edison International