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Great Expectations: Portraits of Iran's Business Leaders

While covering the 3rd Europe-Iran Forum in Zurich, Bloomberg photographer Matthew Lloyd captured the great ambitions and great expectations of some of the key business leaders active in post-sanctions Iran. These intimate portraits offer a surprisingly rare look at the people who control the pulse of the Iranian economy.

Majid Ghassemi (Copy)

Majid Ghassemi

CEO of Bank Pasargad, Iran's largest private bank, and former governor of the Central Bank of Iran.

Majid Ghassemi (Copy)

Majid Ghassemi

CEO of Bank Pasargad, Iran's largest private bank, and former governor of the Central Bank of Iran.

Mehdi Karbasian (Copy)

Mehdi Karbasian

CEO of IMIDRO, Iran's national mining and metals conglomerate. In this capacity, Deputy Minister for Industry, Mine, and Trade.

Jeroen van der Veer (Copy)

Jeroen van der Veer

Chairman of Philips and Chairman of ING Group. Former CEO of Royal Dutch Shell.

Rouzbeh Pirouz (Copy)

Rouzbeh Pirouz

CEO of Turquoise Partners, an investment firm based in Tehran with over a decade of service to domestic and foreign clients.

Mohammad Asoudeh (Copy)

Mohammad Asoudeh

CEO of Iranian Reinsurance, part of the larger Pasargad Financial Group.

Shahab Javanmardy (Copy)

Shahab Javanmardy

CEO of FANAP, a leading information and communication technology company. Part of Pasargad Financial Group.

Mo Nikjoo (Copy)

Mo Nikjoo

Head of M&A at Amin Investment Bank, the largest in Iran.

Florian Hellmich (Copy)

Florian Hellmich

Veteran of emerging markets investing and CEO of Pomegranate Investment, a Sweden-based venture capital firm focused on direct and indirect investments in Iran.

Younes Mazlumi (Copy)

Younes Mazlumi

CEO of Razi Insurance, one of Iran's leading consumer insurance company.

Mehrnoosh Aryanpour (Copy)

Mehrnoosh Aryanpour

A Washington D.C. based lawyer with Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher focused on trade compliance and anti-money laundering.

Ali Ashraf Afghami (Copy)

Ali Ashraf Afghami

Chairman of Bank of Industry and Mine, a key financial partner to Iran's heavy industries.

Parviz Aghili (Copy)

Parviz Aghili

CEO of Middle East Bank, Iran's youngest private bank. A key leader in sector modernization efforts.

Arash Vafadari (Copy)

Arash Vafadari

CEO of Mana Payam, a pioneering full service PR and communications firm based in Iran.

Jarrett Blanc (Copy)

Jarrett Blanc

Deputy Lead Coordinator for Iran Nuclear Implementation at the U.S. Department of State.

Shokhrollah Memarian (Copy)

Shokhrollah Memarian

CEO of Cobel Darou, one of Iran's leading private pharmaceutical companies and a local partners for major global players such as Roche.