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Er spricht h\u00e4ufig auf verschiedenen Foren weltweit zu Themen aus diesem Bereich und hat Beitr\u00e4ge f\u00fcr viele f\u00fchrende Fachpublikationen und Nachrichtenagenturen verfasst.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll\">Herr Seferian ist Mitglied des Board of Directors der American Apparel &amp; Footwear Association (AAFA), Vorstandsvorsitzender (und Mitglied des Stakeholder Advisory Board) der Association of Professional Social Compliance Auditors (APSCA) und Mitglied der Unparteilichkeitsaussch\u00fcsse mehrerer Wirtschaftspr\u00fcfungsorganisationen. Dar\u00fcber hinaus war er Mitglied des Board of Advisors der Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll\">Herr Seferian begann seine Karriere bei einer Organisation f\u00fcr Unternehmensforschung und -entwicklung, bevor er in die Rechtsforschung wechselte. Vor seinem Eintritt bei WRAP war er bei einer kleinen Anwaltskanzlei in Washington, D.C. t\u00e4tig. Herr Seferian lehrte au\u00dferdem in verschiedenen Funktionen in den Bereichen Wirtschaft und Recht, unter anderem als au\u00dferordentlicher Professor am University of Maryland University College (jetzt University of Maryland Global Campus). Er spricht f\u00fcnf Sprachen, hat in vier L\u00e4ndern gelebt und besitzt drei Abschl\u00fcsse von drei Kontinenten \u2013 einen Bachelor in Wirtschaftswissenschaften vom St. Stephen&#039;s College der Universit\u00e4t Delhi in Indien, einen MBA von der American University of Armenia und einen Juris Doctor vom Georgetown University Law Center in den USA, wo er als Law Fellow t\u00e4tig war und auf der Dean&#039;s List stand.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll\">Herr Seferian ist Mitglied der American Bar Association und der Virginia State Bar. Er lebt mit seiner Frau und ihren beiden S\u00f6hnen in Fairfax, Virginia.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Avedis H. 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