About
“The more one forgets himself—by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love—the more human he is and the more he actualizes himself.”Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning
Biography
As a first-generation American, a son of two immigrants, and a U.S. Special Operations Veteran, Andrew has seen firsthand the epitome of the “American Dream.” Growing up in the publishing industry, Andrew was inspired by Benjamin Franklin, a statesman, innovator, and publisher. He has dedicated his life to service and national security, protecting and giving back to the country that gave his parents an opportunity to start a new life in the 1980s.
The Name
ĀzādānThe Free Men
Azātān in Parthian means free and noble. The Azadan formed the bulk of the cavalry of the Sasanian army and were analogous to the knights of Medieval Europe and similar to the eleutheroi (‘the free ones’) mentioned in Greek sources. According to the 1st-century Romano-Jewish historian Josephus, the Parthian army led by prince Pacorus I during the invasion of Judea consisted of members of the eleutheroi. The Kingdom of Armenia adopted the same hierarchy as that of the Parthians, which included the azadan class (azat), which was used to label the Armenian middle and lower nobility. The name of the Georgian nobility, Aznauri, also corresponded to that of Azadan.
Azadan, WikipediaEducation & Training
- M.A.Sc., Computer Science
- The University of Pennsylvania, In progress
- M.S., Intelligence Analysis
- The Johns Hopkins University, 2024–2026
- M.S., Counterterrorism & Homeland Security
- The American University, 2020–2022
- B.S., Management
- Santa Clara University, 2006–2010
- Intelligence Analyst Course
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- ArcGIS
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency