Fariborz Maseeh
| Fariborz Maseeh (Persian: فریبرز مسیح) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 Tehran, Iran |
| Residence | Newport Beach, California |
| Nationality | Iranian-American |
| Education | MIT Portland State University University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation | pioneer, businessman, philanthropist |
| Known for | philanthropy |
| Children | 2 |
Fariborz Maseeh (Persian: فریبرز مسیح : Farīburż Masīh) is an Iranian-born Iranian-American pioneer in the field of micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) and philanthropist who founded IntelliSense in 1991 and sold it in 2000. He is the founder and managing principal of Surlamer LLC, an investment management firm which invests in various assets and manages 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, at the age of 18. 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 Portland to assist his family. During that time he returned to PSU where, in 1984, he earned another master's degree in Applied Mathematics. Maseeh remained in the Portland area and taught engineering courses at Clackamas Community College from 1984 to 1985. 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 in 1990, 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 left the small start-up firm and founded IntelliSense in 1991. Under Maseeh's leadership focusing on customer satisfaction and the quality of products, IntelliSense successfully created the first custom design, development and manufacturing 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". Following the transaction, Maseeh joined the Corning management team but resigned after a year. Maseeh founded Picoco LLC as well as the Massiah Foundation in 2001.
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