Arya Motazedi earned his undergraduate degree in finance at the University of Maryland at College Park Maryland, where he regularly achieved semester academic honors while majoring in Finance with a concentration in Pre-Medicine. While a student, he completed an internship with a focus on conducting research related to diabetes within the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Additionally, he worked as an analyst at Morgan Stanley in Washington, DC from 2007 to 2008 and at Capitol Partners Private Equity in Washington D.C. during the 2008 summer where he researched the domestic home health care market for potential acquisitions. After a brief stint in the Energy industry, Arya Motazedi started a sole proprietorship in which he provided clients with financial and investment analysis across diverse market regions and sectors. Arya Motazedi is currently pursuing his juris doctor from the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables Florida.