Syed Zafar

Autor / Speaker / Trainer - Intercultural Communication

Syed, author of Crossing Cultures with Grace and Humor, has been pursuing his passion of promoting intercultural understanding for over 25 years through keynote addresses, seminars & workshops.

He has presented over 600 programs on Intercultural Communication at corporations, universities and not-for-profit organizations in USA, Canada, UK, Norway, Brazil, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Pakistan, Spain and UAE.

He has conducted these programs for ExxonMobil for over 25 years.

Syed Zafar was born and raised in Pakistan. Before coming to the U.S. in 1982, he worked in Saudi Arabia for four years. Experience of living in three different countries provides him a unique perspective on the subject of intercultural communication.

Syed has an MBA from University of St. Thomas in Houston and B.S. in Computer Science from University of North Texas.

Syed retired from ExxonMobil in 2020 after 35 years of service.