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Fariborz Maseeh was born on 1959 in Tehran, Iran, is an Iranian-American engineer, philanthropist. Discover Fariborz Maseeh's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?
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Fariborz Maseeh Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Fariborz Maseeh Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Fariborz Maseeh worth at the age of 56 years old? Fariborz Maseeh’s income source is mostly from being a successful Businessman. He is from American. We have estimated Fariborz Maseeh's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Fariborz Maseeh (Persian: فریبرز مسیح : Farīborz Masīh) is an Iranian-born Iranian-American engineer who works in the field of micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS).
He founded IntelliSense in 1991 and sold it in 2000.
He is the founder and managing principal of Surlamer LLC, an investment management firm managing investments in private companies, a diversified portfolio of commercial and residential real estate, and several proprietary traded hedge funds.
He is the founder of Kids Institute for Development and Advancement (KiDA), an Irvine, California, treatment clinic and education facility for autistic children.
He is the founder of Orbitron LP, a global macro long-short hedge fund.
He is the founder and president of The Massiah Foundation, a charitable organization..
Fariborz Maseeh was born in Tehran, Iran, and arrived in Portland, Oregon in his teens.
He graduated from Portland State University (PSU) with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering with honors in structural engineering.
He then graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a master's degree.
While there, he performed research in the Department of Aeronautics.
Maseeh then returned to PSU where he earned another master's degree in Applied Mathematics.
Maseeh remained in the Portland area and taught engineering courses at Clackamas Community College.
After his family life was stabilized, he ventured to Boston to earn a doctorate degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
After receiving his doctorate, Maseeh started working as a senior research scientist at a technology start-up firm in Silicon Valley.
He resigned after one year to found IntelliSense.
Maseeh founded IntelliSense in 1991.
IntelliSense was the first company focused on the custom design, development, and manufacturing of next-generation MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) operation and became one of the world's fastest-growing MEMS companies.
It was twice named to the New England Technology "Fast 50" and the Forbes' "Fast 500".
Maseeh sold IntelliSense in 2000.
Following the transaction, Maseeh joined the Corning management team but resigned after a year.
Since 2000, the Massiah Foundation has funded over $2 million in scholarships for over 300 students from Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Maseeh has served on numerous boards, including those of the MIT Corporation and Harvard Medical School Board of Fellows.
In April 2021, it was announced that he was elected to the Caltech Board of Trustees.
He sits on engineering advisory boards at University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Portland State University.
Maseeh is also a former trustee of The Foundation at University of California at Irvine (UCI), former Executive Member of California Council on Science and Technology (CCST), past chairman of the board of directors of Children’s Hospital of Orange County Foundation for Children, and past board member of the Boys and Girls Club of Boston.
Urban Center, Portland State UniversityMaseeh actively looks for unique philanthropic venues with large public benefits applying management principles.
Through the Massiah Foundation, Maseeh utilizes the concept of venture philanthropy targeting unique opportunities to invest in entities that will have a lasting and significant social impact per invested capital.
Selected examples of his philanthropy are listed below:
Maseeh founded Picoco LLC as well as the Massiah Foundation in 2001.
Maseeh manages an investment firm, Surlamer Investments, where he manages hedge funds, real estate funds, and educational and entertainment operations.
He has developed and funds a number of new operating businesses for social causes including Kids Institute for Development and Advancement, a school for autistic children in Irvine, California, as well as the Port Theater in Corona del Mar, Newport Beach.
Through the Massiah Foundation, Maseeh looks for social causes where his investment creates material change in a community through philanthropic efforts.
