Dr. Akbar Ghahary, an Iranian-born American executive in the manufacturing sector, is the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Safas Corporation, an equity partner with General Electric Capital Corporation.

A member of the American Chemical Society and Society of Plastic Engineers, Dr. Ghahary owns several international patents, including eight US patents, mostly in polymers and advanced composites.

Dr. Ghahary has been an active member of the Iranian-American community for the last twenty-six years. His commitment to serving cultural and humanitarian projects has involved him in extensive charitable work with various cultural organizations. He has been a former president of Persian Cultural and Humanitarian Association; treasurer and a trustee of the Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation; and is the co-founder and president of Persian Cultural Foundation.