» Board of Directors » Staff and Fellows » Guidelines » Evaluation Criteria » Application » Grantees Staff and Fellows Radha Blackman Executive Director Radha Blackman joined The HAND Foundation in 2008. Previously she was the Director of Development at PARSA Community Foundation. Radha's prior experience includes working as a program associate in the external affairs department at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. She also served as the Director of Administration at the International Education and Resource Network (iEARN), where she helped launch iEARN’s programs in South Asia and the Middle East. She was awarded a Fulbright fellowship to conduct research in civic education in high schools in Bulgaria. Radha earned an M.A. in International Educational Development from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a B.A. from Smith College in Asian History. Kaveh Majlesi Fellow Kaveh Majlesi is a PhD student in economics at University of Texas at Austin. Previously, he has worked as a Teaching Fellow at Harvard University and economic analyst in the OC&C Strategy Consultants in alliance with Middle East Strategy Advisors, a consulting firm based in UAE. He has also been consultant to national projects in Iran. He holds a Masters of Public Administration/International Development (MPA/ID) degree from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. MPA/ID program is an economics-centered, multi-disciplinary program, combining rigorous training in analytical and quantitative methods with an emphasis on policy and practice and is designed to prepare the next generation of leaders in international development. He also holds a Bachelor's degree from Sharif University of Technology in Electrical Engineering. Leena Datwani Former Fellow Leena Datwani, joined the organization in 2005 as a research fellow. From 2006 -2007 Leena served as the executive director of The HAND Foundation. Her current field of research is diaspora philanthropy. She previously worked as a research analyst for the World Bank’s flagship annual report- World Development Report 2003 entitled Sustainable Development in a Dynamic World. She has also conducted literature reviews for the World Bank’s Development Economics Vice Presidency unit. She holds an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in International Economics and International Economics; and a B.A. from William Smith College in Environmental Studies and Economics. She also has a certificate in early childhood education. Reza Salehnejad Fellow Reza Salehnejad received his MSc and PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. He has taught Economics at Cambridge and City University. He has also written a book on Rationality, Bounded Rationality and Microfoundations, which was published by Palgrave Macmillan (2006). Reza is a Lecturer in Economics at the Manchester Business School , the University of Manchester, UK. Mohammad Mansouri Former Fellow Dr. Mohammad Mansouri has worked as management consultant and system analyst in several national projects in Iran. He is also a founder of several NGOs, in which he has held managerial positions. Dr. Mansouri has conducted various seminars on management topics at George Washington University, the International Center for Dialogue among Civilizations, the University of Tehran, and Sharif University of Technology. He has also worked as a consultant at the World Bank, and has authored several literary pieces including short stories, poems, plays, screenplays, and novels in Persian and in English. Dr. Mansouri holds a Doctor of Science degree from the George Washington University in Engineering Management. He received his Master's from the University of Tehran and his Bachelor's from Sharif University of Technology in Industrial Engineering..