Ph.D. in Management Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, August 1991. Dissertation: “The Symmetric Generalized Traveling Salesman Problem.” Concentration: Production/Operations Management.

Master of Science in Management Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, August 1987. Concentration: Production and Operations Management.

Bachelor of Science in Business, Tehran Business College, Concentration: Marketing, February 1977.