Mr. Charani started his Mechanical Engineering studies at Damascus University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Central Florida. While a student at UCF in 1985, Mr. Charani designed a biodegradable staple and delivery mechanism to repair a torn meniscus. This design was later patented and now is credited with major savings in operation time and with limited side effects. After various businesses in import-export and real estate, in 1989 he created an affinity marketing company, International Community Marketing, to promote calling services for Fortune 50 companies mainly MCI, AT&T, GTE and Bell Atlantic specializing in ethnic markets and education related causes. This company grew to over 1000 US-based employees and over $200M in annual sales. Later, Mr. Charani established telecom companies in the US and Switzerland for long distance services, ISP and Voice over IP. In 2000, Mr. Charani co-founded Guidance Financial, which is today the largest sharia-compliant financial products company in the USA with a growing global operation focused on primary and secondary home financing. Currently Mr. Charani manages Arxiel Ventures, a private venture company which makes strategic investments in Carbon Abatement and Renewable Energy (CARE). Mr. Charani also chairs and participates in various companies in telecom, call center services, home financing, distributions and clean renewable energy in North and South America, the Middle East, India, Europe and Africa.
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