Hamid Shomali, Ph.D., is professor of Finance and Economics, and Dean of the School of Business at Golden Gate University. Dean Shomali joined Golden Gate University in 1986 after a distinguished career in banking and finance. At the Bank of America, he completed several policy studies that impacted the international lending of the bank. Also as a member of the energy-lending group, he made a substantial contribution to the bank’s energy loan portfolio. As Deputy Managing Director of Bank Farhangian, Iran, he managed the bank’s construction and mortgage lending as welt as its international operations. Prior to that he was an economist for the Central Bank of Iran where he completed analytical projects on a broad range of macroeconomic and monetary issues. Dean Shomali has served on the faculty of several universities including the University of California at Berkeley, University of Houston and the National University of Iran. His teaching and research has been in international trade and finance as welt as oil economics. Dean Shomali consults with international companies on banking, finance and international management. Dean Shomali received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1973. His undergraduate education was completed at the University of Salford, England where he received a B.S. degree in Mathematics and Economics (Joint Honors) in 1968.
Hamid B. Shomali, Ph.D.
Hamid Shomali, Ph.D., is professor of Finance and Economics, and Dean of the School of Business at Golden Gate University. Dean Shomali joined Golden Gate University in 1986 after a distinguished career in banking and finance. At the Bank of America, he completed several policy studies that impacted the international lending of the bank. Also as a member of the energy-lending group, he made a substantial contribution to the bank’s energy loan portfolio. As Deputy Managing Director of Bank Farhangian, Iran, he managed the bank’s construction and mortgage lending as welt as its international operations. Prior to that he was an economist for the Central Bank of Iran where he completed analytical projects on a broad range of macroeconomic and monetary issues. Dean Shomali has served on the faculty of several universities including the University of California at Berkeley, University of Houston and the National University of Iran. His teaching and research has been in international trade and finance as welt as oil economics. Dean Shomali consults with international companies on banking, finance and international management. Dean Shomali received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1973. His undergraduate education was completed at the University of Salford, England where he received a B.S. degree in Mathematics and Economics (Joint Honors) in 1968.