John Moavenzadeh is the senior director at Mobility Industries and an officer of the World Economic Forum USA. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape global, regional, and industry agendas.

As an officer of the World Economic Forum USA, the Forum’s U.S.-based affiliate, Moavenzadeh shares leadership for the 100 Forum staff based in New York. Moavenzadeh’s responsibilities include engaging CEOs and business leaders from the automotive, logistics and supply chain, aviation, travel, and tourism industries in projects and processes to advance strategic global issues. He has contributed to reports and initiatives on topics ranging from trade facilitation to connected and smart transportation to supply chain resilience.

Prior to joining the Forum, Moavenzadeh was executive director of the International Motor Vehicle Program (IMVP), an international research consortium focused on the global automotive industry founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1980. Prior to joining IMVP, Moavenzadeh served as a director with the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1999 to 2003. Moavenzadeh was an associate with Booz Allen Hamilton’s international transportation practice from 1996 to 1999, and a product design engineer with Ford Motor Company from 1990 to 1994.

Moavenzadeh holds a BS in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, an MS in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan, and an MPP from Harvard University. He is a licensed professional engineer in the United States.