Dr Falahat holds a Doctorate in International Entrepreneurship from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and an MBA in Technology Management from Multimedia University (MMU), Malaysia. He has 15 years of industry experience prior to entering academia. He worked in a consultancy company in Dubai, UAE and he was a director of Efficient Edge and Drywall Collection. At present, he is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Accountancy and Management (FAM) and Chairperson of Centre for Entrepreneurial Sustainability at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). In addition, he is also teaching the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes related to International Business, Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management at UTAR. He received a USM Gold Medal Award for the best Doctor of Business Administration degree in conjunction with the 45th university convocation. He received a certificate award for the “Faculty Development in International Entrepreneurship Program” from University Colorado Denver, USA and he is a certified trainer endorsed by Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (PSMB), Malaysia. He has published in high impact journals such as Technological Forecasting and Social Change (SSCI:5.8), the Journal of International Management (SSCI:3.8), and International Marketing Review (SSCI: 2.9), to name a few.