Rob Asghar is a writer whose essays and commentaries have appeared in more than 30 newspapers around the world, including The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, Los Angeles Times, Houston Chronicle, Providence Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer, Charlotte Observer, Jordan Times, Manila Times and Japan Times.

Asghar has also written for the Huffington Post and for the online outlets for the Washington Post, Asia Times and Foreign Policy magazine. His topics have spanned international affairs, domestic politics, sports, psychology, interpersonal relationships, and popular culture. He has been quoted and featured in such outlets as the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Fox Business Network and Southern California Public Radio.

He is a fellow at the Center on Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism and is a member of the Pacific Council for International Policy. He is a graduate of the Annenberg School.

Asghar has also spoken widely to civic groups and at college campuses ranging from USC to the University of Chicago. He has also edited numerous books on leadership and on theology, including management books by Warren Bennis, Steven B. Sample and Simon Ramo. He has chaired or served as a board member of a number of nonprofit organizations, including the Hollywood Urban Project.

Asghar's family opened a school a decade ago in his father's rural Punjabi village, to make quality education accessible to both girls and boys; that school today serves more than 700 students.

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