Global Policy Advisors® was founded in 2005 by Salar Ghahramani. Subsequently, GPA's Global Strategy Board™ launched its exchange traded fund (ETF) analytics services for institutional investors. Prior to GPA, Salar served at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C., and at the Corporate Executive Board (CEB), now a part of Gartner, where he advised Fortune 500 clients on business strategy.