Mohammad Kazerouni

Chief Financial Officer & Chief Business Officer at Shanghai American School

Mohammad Kazerouni joined SAS from Drew School, a prestigious high school in San Francisco, where he served as the CFO/Director of Finance and Operations for five years. He has over 30 years of experience working in independent schools, large corporations, and startups. Before working at Drew School, he was the CFO and Business Officer at The Berkeley School, a Pre K- 8 Montessori-inspired school in Berkeley, California. Mohammad also served as a trustee and chair of the finance committee of The Berkeley School for eight years prior to becoming its CFO. Additionally, Mohammad was the CEO of Open Telephone Network, the company he founded in 1998, until Telecommunication Systems Inc. acquired his company in 2002.

Mohammad is here with his wife, Nora. Their son, Nojan, works in San Francisco, and their daughter, Ava, is a senior at Georgetown University.