He graduated cum laude from University of California, Irvine, where he received a B.A. in Political Science and Business Economics. Thereafter he received a J.D. degree from Columbia Law School in 2013, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Mr. Montazeri also attended the Sorbonne Law School in Paris, receiving a certificate in International Business Law and Governance. During law school Mr. Montazeri served as the President of the Middle Eastern Law Student’s Association, as well as the President of the National Muslim Law Student’s Association. He is the current Vice President of the National Iranian American Bar Association. He has also previously worked at the International Law Committee of the United Nations.