Omid Kordestani (Kurdish: Umîd Kurdistanî; Persian: امید کردستانی) is the Senior Vice President for Worldwide Sales and Field Operations of Google. The Kurdish language is a language spoken in the region called Kurdistan, including Kurdish populations in parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. ... Persian (Local names: فارسی Fârsi or پارسی Pârsi)* is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan as well as by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... Google Inc. ...

Early life

Omid Kordestani was born in Tehran, Iran and moved to San Jose, California at the age of 14 after the death of his father. He graduated with an electrical engineering degree from San Jose State University and went to work for Hewlett Packard as an engineer. Several years later in order to pursue a business degree, he entered Stanford University and earned his MBA in 1991. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Nickname: Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... San Jose State University San José State University, commonly shortened to San Jose State and SJSU, is the oldest university in what became the California State University system. ... HP redirects here. ... Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles northwest of San José in Stanford, California. ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ...

Career

Kordestani has more than a dozen years of high-technology consumer and enterprise experience, including key positions at Internet pioneer Netscape Communications. He was also vice president of Business Development and Sales and grew Netscape's website revenue from an annual run-rate of $88 million to more than $200 million in 18 months. He started his career in Netscape as director of OEM Sales, and during his four-year career at that company he was responsible for establishing major customer relationships with Citibank, AOL, Amazon, Intuit, Travelocity, Intel, @Home, eBay, and Excite. Prior to Netscape, Kordestani held positions in marketing, product management, and business development at The 3DO Company, Go Corporation, and Hewlett-Packard. Netscape Communications Corporation (commonly known as Netscape), was an American computer services company, best known for its web browser. ... Netscape Communications Corporation (commonly known as Netscape), was an American computer services company, best known for its web browser. ... Citibank is a major international bank, founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York. ... It has been suggested that AOL search data scandal be merged into this article or section. ... Amazon. ... Intuit Inc. ... Travelocity is an online travel agency operated by Travelocity. ... Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC, SEHK: 4335), founded in 1968 as Integrated Electronics Corporation, is an American multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... eBay headquarters in San Jose eBay North First Street satellite office campus (home to PayPal) eBay Inc. ... Excite Excite is an Internet portal with an included search engine. ...

In the May 8, 2006 issue of Time Magazine, Kordestani was named one of Time's "100 People who shape our world".[1]

Kordestani is one of the wealthiest residents in Northern California. San Jose magazine estimates his net worth at $1.9 billion.

See also

• Google
• List of Iranian Americans

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External links

• Official page on Google
• Article on Time magazine about Omid Kordestani