Rassul Zarinfar

Rassul Zarinfar has been working on/in Startups & Small Businesses for 25 years. Rassul founded Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company (Buffbrew) in 2011. A bootstrapped rocket ship, Buffbrew caught fire early, doubling & tripling revenues despite shoestring liquidity, feeding exponential growth with increasingly complex capital raises. Over 10 years of continuous growth, Buffbrew is the second-largest independent craft brewery in Houston and has ranked in the Texas Top Ten by volume for several years.

Rassul serves on the Board of Directors for Fresh Arts, an incredible Houston non-profit that empowers local artists & creatives to build sustainable careers and succeed in the Business of Art. He also serves as Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee for Arts District Houston. Rassul received a BA in English from Rice University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.