A former Head of the Monetary and Banking Research Academy (MBRA) and Advisor to the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran and to the Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Dr. Mojtahed joined Saman in March 2010 as Vice President of Planning and Development as well as Chairman of the Board of the Iranian Credit Bureau and Credit Scoring Company. He was elected Chairman of Saman Bank’s Board of Directors in September 2012, serving as the Vice Chairman since March 2014, and is currently serving as the Chairman. With a PhD in Economics from Iowa State University, USA, Dr. Mojtahed also maintains a successful academic career as a researcher and professor at Allameh Tabatabaei University.