Amir focuses on technical assistance programs to help governments improve legal regimes and contracts. He also works to strengthen capacity for natural resource sector oversight, particularly in Africa and the Middle East. Amir has a J.D. and a B.A. (History), both from the University of California, Berkeley. He also studied international relations at the Institut d Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po). Amir is fluent in English, French and Farsi and has aspirations of speaking Arabic.