Nader Saiedi is the Taslimi Foundation Professor of Bahá'í Studies in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA. Dr. Saiedi is the author of multiple books, including Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Báb (Association for Bahá'í Studies and Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2010). Born in Tehran, Iran, he holds a master's degree in economics from Pahlavi University in Shiraz and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin.