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G7 recipient F aye was born in 1959 in Tehran, Iran. She has three sisters and is very close to her family. She moved to San Francisco California in 1978 where she finished high school and went off to attend the University of San Francisco. She graduated in 982 with a degree in Medical Technology. She married her husband in 1987 and moved to Houston. Fereshteh (Faye) F.Sorurbakhsh ........................ EXCELLENCE IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SERVICE 32 iF Magazine | June 2016 She founded Texas OilTech laboratories in 1988 with her beloved husband who sadly passed away at the age of 44, due to heart attack, in 2001. They pursued a business in oil and gas because her husband, Nader, was a chemical engineer and was very interested in the field. After his passing, Faye took complete control. Together they have two children, a son and daughter, whom both are working with Faye.