Street Protests Alone Cannot Overthrow Iran’s Regime
Iran’s January uprising demonstrated extraordinary courage. It also exposed the difference between mass protest and a national movement capable of transferring power.
Chair of the Canada-Saudi Arabia Business Council
Jeffrey Steiner is a senior executive, experienced board director, and lawyer involved with international trade, the film and TV industry, real estate, and the mining sector. Jeffrey is the current Chair & CEO of the Canada-Saudi Arabia Business Council and also serves on the Board of Ontario’s Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority (RPRA). He leads New Franchise Media Inc., formed to create film and television productions based on the best-selling novels of Jeffrey Archer. Mr. Steiner was the driving force behind the creation of Canada’s largest film & tv studio, located on Toronto’s waterfront. Jeffrey previously served two terms on the board of Export Development Canada (EDC), where he chaired the Business Development & Strategy Committee. Jeffrey was also a founding board member of FinDev Canada, an EDC subsidiary for development finance, applying a gender-lens to investing in Africa & Latin America. Earlier in his career. Jeffrey served as Chief of Staff to Canada’s Minister of National Defense.
Iran’s January uprising demonstrated extraordinary courage. It also exposed the difference between mass protest and a national movement capable of transferring power.