Fariborz Hamzei ’78

Fari died Oct. 7, 2025, in Naples, Fla.  

He was a proud Persian, born in Iran and settling in the U.S. in 1972. Fari happily shared his culture and language at a time when Iran was beginning to rise in our national consciousness. He joined Cottage and was on the heavyweight crew team. He graduated with a BSE and a rich community of lifelong friends. 

Fari earned an MBA at UCLA, spent some time at Northrop Corp. in strategic planning, then put his analytical skills to work in the stock market, becoming a respected, self-taught trader with honed expertise in risk management, market timing, derivatives, and other sophisticated instruments. He founded Hamzei Analytics, serving professional and institutional traders and hedge funds. His book Master Traders was a resource for those trying to navigate particularly volatile markets, and Fari was a familiar face and voice in the financial press and media.  

Fari was a voracious reader, a lover of music, and an active hiker and scuba diver. Colleagues remember him as a generous teacher and mentor, a man of integrity and humility. And great good humor.  

We join with all who loved and admired Fari in grieving a life well-lived and over too soon.