Nariman Farvardin (born July 15, 1956) is an Iranian-American engineer and educator, currently serving as president of Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey.
[5] Farvardin was made a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for contributions to source coding and quantization,[6] holds seven U.S. patents and has co-authored more than 150 technical papers in industry journals and conference proceedings.
He joined Stevens at the close of a challenging period in the university's history, during which the New Jersey attorney general investigated the institution's leadership for mismanagement.
[14] The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) recognized Stevens with its STARS Gold rating for its classroom and campus operations.
[17] In a 2021 editorial published by University Business, Farvardin proposed a new approach to the concept of a well-rounded education: "Students follow their passions and major in fields that excite them and draw on their interests.
Farvardin gave several state and national interviews, including to Fox News[18] and NBC,[19] when Stevens became one of the first institutions to mandate vaccination for students, faculty and staff to return for on-campus instruction and work.
In recognition of Stevens' growth and Farvardin's leadership, the American Council on Education recognized the university with its 2018 ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation.