Professor Askari received his B.S. in Civil Engineering, attended the Sloan School of Management and received his Ph.D in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Askari has served on the Executive Board of the IMF and as a consultant to the OECD, the World Bank, the IFC, the UN, the Government of Saudi Arabia, and a number of multinational corporations.
Professor Askari has written a number of opinion-editorials for the New York Times, The Washington Post, and The International Herald Tribune, and has appeared on CNN, CNBC, and NBC.
Askari (ARL-30) was laid down on 8 December 1944 at Seneca, 111., by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Co.; launched on 2 March 1945; and sponsored by Mrs.
Askari arrived in San Diego on 26 May and remained there until she moved to the Mare Island Naval Shipyard during the second week in July for overhaul.
Askari spent the remainder of her Navy career providing repair and other support services for the river monitors, motor-boats, and amphibious craft attached to Allied riverine forces in the Mekong delta.
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