Fathali Ghahremani Ghadjar has extensive engineering and business experience in the United States and overseas. He has managed businesses in pre and post-revolutionary Iran and was deeply involved in water and energy projects for the private and public sectors there. His work gave him a direct knowledge of the various Iranian ethnic groups as well as its natural environment. His regular travels there allowing him to observe the changes in that country first-hand. He has lectured on Iranian issues, environmental matters and sustainable energy for various groups.