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Keyvan Rafei is President and CEO of Geographic Services. Instrumental in providing strategic direction and leadership for the company, Mr. Rafei transformed Geographic Services from a geographic names and analysis startup in 2002 to what it is today: a recognized leader in Human Geography offering a broad range of geographic information systems, linguistic and sociocultural solutions.
Mr. Rafei possesses a unique combination of exceptional leadership skills, management expertise and cultural knowledge that will continue to drive growth, expand our customer base and bring Geographic Services to the next level of success.
His business acumen comes from more than 30 years of hands on experience running private companies, including two investment, securities and financial services firms. Mr. Rafei has overseen management portfolios in excess of $100 million. He has held numerous leadership positions, guiding teams of more than 200 employees and contractors to achieve success. In addition, he has created several new organizations from the ground up, turning them into successful and profitable businesses.
Mr. Rafei’s working knowledge of cultures and ethnic groups has also served him well throughout his career. He has extensive experience conducting international negotiations on behalf of large, multinational companies and affluent individuals who seek investment opportunities in critical regions of the world. Mr. Rafei has negotiated transactions on the scale of $250 million and up for various oil, infrastructure and telecommunications projects in diverse locations such as the Middle East, Russia, Africa, and South America.
Mr. Rafei’s background running successful companies and direct experience with various cultural and ethnic groups will continue to shape the mission and success of Geographic Services for years to come.
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