Dr. Seyed Mehdi Pakzat holds a PhD in International Oil and Gas Contract Management from Imam Sadeq University. The topic of his PhD thesis was “Financial and Jurisprudential Nature and Feasibility of Launching Oil Futures Contracts in the Energy Exchange of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” which was defended with honors. He holds a full-time master’s degree in economics and has also officially completed level three (higher level) courses at the Qom Seminary in grade 10 in 2015. He is the editor-in-chief of the scientific quarterly Program and Development Research, a faculty member of Islamic Azad University (Tehran Central Branch), director of the Oil and Energy Steering Council of the Strategic Policy Think Tank for Economics and Management (Saramad), and a faculty member of the Kharazmi University Scholarship. In addition, Dr. Pakzat has written several scientific research articles in reputable domestic and international journals in the fields of economics, international contracts, and the global economy, as well as authored and translated seven books with various titles in the fields of globalization, money laundering, international contracts, blockchain, and international sanctions. Responsibilities such as Deputy Director of Program, Budget, and Supervision of the Islamic Revolution Mostazafan Foundation, Director of the Center for Development and Government Foresight Research, Director of the Tadbir Strategic Studies Center, Executive Secretary of the Conference on Budget Reform in Iran, Member of the Board of Directors of the National Planning and Budget Organization, Secretary of the Scientific Production Working Group of the National Planning and Budget Organization, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Paya Tarabar Holding are some of his executive and professional backgrounds. He is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Energy and Climate Governance at the Faculty of Governance at the University of Tehran.