Yazdi joined the OPIS by IHS Markit team to cover the European naphtha and LPG markets in 2016. He has been involved in the naphtha and refined products markets since 1984. He is based in London and previously worked as a market analyst at Saudi Aramco. Yazdi holds a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Dundee and Master of Science in Maritime Studies from John Mores University (formerly Liverpool Polytechnic).