Jahan Salehi

Who is Jahan Salehi?

Jahan Salehi is an Iranian-American entrepreneur and progressive activist who is best known for his work with Agence Global, a left-leaning news and commentary syndicate, and for his role as Managing Director of the Los Angeles Times Syndicate's European operations.

He has written on technology and publishing, as well as film reviews and commentaries.

Jahan Salehi was born in Iran in 1954 to an American mother and Iranian father. His family moved to the United States in 1960, and he grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, attending Transylvania University.

As a freelance photographer in the late 1970s he traveled throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He did graduate work at Ohio State University and with Richard Bulliet at Columbia University.

From 1988 to 1999, he founded and served as chief executive officer of several technology and health information companies in Vermont, New York, and North Carolina. A regular speaker at Macworld Expo, Salehi worked closely with Stuart Gitlow at America Online and at Healant, the company Salehi and Gitlow launched together. Healant designed and built medical and consumer sites for AOL, Dr. Drew, Dr.