Former senior OFAC official advising clients on sanctions targeting risk, exposure, remediation, and government-facing strategy.
Miad Maleki is Chief Strategy Officer at Ferrari & Associates and a former senior official at the Office of Foreign Assets Control. He advises clients on sanctions targeting risk, potential exposure, remediation, and government-facing strategy.
During an eight-year career at OFAC, Mr. Maleki oversaw targeting actions and investigations across more than 35 sanctions programs, including Iran, counterterrorism, Russia, Lebanon, and anti-corruption authorities. As Associate Director of the Office of Global Targeting, he managed more than 100 investigators, analysts, and supervisors and helped lead the designation and implementation of sanctions against more than 5,000 individuals and entities.
At Ferrari & Associates, Mr. Maleki conducts targeting-based risk assessments, identifies potential designation and enforcement vulnerabilities, and develops remediation strategies and communications for government stakeholders. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a U.S. Air Force veteran. He speaks English and Persian.
Focus Areas
Sanctions targeting risk and exposure analysis
OFAC designation and enforcement risk
Remediation strategy
Government-facing communications
Open-source intelligence investigations
Sanctions compliance program enhancement
Terrorist-financing and sanctions-evasion risk
Iran, Russia, Lebanon, counterterrorism, and anti-corruption sanctions
Experience
Mr. Maleki advises clients on sanctions targeting risk, exposure, remediation, and government engagement. His work includes targeting-style assessments, open-source investigations, compliance program enhancement, and analysis of potential designation and enforcement vulnerabilities.
Before joining Ferrari & Associates, he spent eight years at OFAC, ultimately serving as Associate Director of the Office of Global Targeting. He oversaw investigations and targeting actions across more than 35 sanctions programs and managed a team of more than 100 investigators, analysts, and supervisors.
Mr. Maleki previously served in senior OFAC roles focused on counterterrorism, nonproliferation, Iran, and the Middle East. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Education
M.A., International Relations, University of South Florida
Miad Maleki is Chief Strategy Officer at Ferrari & Associates and a former senior official at the Office of Foreign Assets Control. He advises clients on sanctions targeting risk, potential exposure, remediation, and government-facing strategy.
During an eight-year career at OFAC, Mr. Maleki oversaw targeting actions and investigations across more than 35 sanctions programs, including Iran, counterterrorism, Russia, Lebanon, and anti-corruption authorities. As Associate Director of the Office of Global Targeting, he managed more than 100 investigators, analysts, and supervisors and helped lead the designation and implementation of sanctions against more than 5,000 individuals and entities.
At Ferrari & Associates, Mr. Maleki conducts targeting-based risk assessments, identifies potential designation and enforcement vulnerabilities, and develops remediation strategies and communications for government stakeholders. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a U.S. Air Force veteran. He speaks English and Persian.
Representative Matters
Iran Maximum-Pressure Campaign
Played a central role in developing and executing Treasury’s sanctions campaign involving Iran and its proxy networks, including coordination with the National Security Council.
Global Targeting Leadership
Oversaw sanctions targeting actions and investigations across more than 35 OFAC programs and managed more than 100 investigators, analysts, and supervisors.
Sanctions Designations
Helped lead the designation and implementation of sanctions against more than 5,000 individuals and entities across multiple sanctions programs.
Interagency and International Engagement
Represented Treasury in interagency and international forums involving anti-money laundering, counterterrorist financing, and sanctions policy.
Financial-Sector Risk Analysis
Provided analysis involving terrorist financing, sanctions evasion, and financial crime risk in support of Treasury engagement with financial institutions and commercial entities.