Sohrab Vossoughi

Sohrab Vossoughi is an Iranian–American entrepreneur, product designer and founder of Ziba Design, a design and innovation consultancy based in Portland, Oregon. He named BusinessWeek's Entrepreneur of the Year in 1992.
Early life.
Sohrab was born in Tehran, Iran in 1956. He moved to the United States in 1971. After studying mechanical engineering for three years, he switched to study industrial design. He graduated from San Jose State University's Department of Industrial Design in 1979.
Career.
Vossoughi joined Hewlett-Packard Corp. In 1982, he began independent consulting for startup companies in Portland, Oregon. By 1984, he had launched a product development firm he named ZIBA Design.