Arezou Zarafshan is the managing partner of a boutique investment firm, Cyrus Ventures. She is a passionate and charismatic leader with a reputation for delivering game-changing business results of monumental magnitude. Arezou has over 20 years of experience leading marketing and product development functions for a number of global and national companies. Arezou is recognized for her ability to drive rapid growth for companies that desire to reach the “next level” of scale. Arezou has held critical roles in multinational private, public, and private equity backed corporations such as Hewlett Packard, ACCO Brands, Crocs and Otter Products. In every role and every company, Arezou has driven transformational changes that “moved the needle” for the company, measured in revenue, new customer acquisition, marketshare, category velocity and capital expenditure. Her breadth of influence has varied from early-stage startups to a $2B product portfolio. Arezou is currently on the advisory board for several startups across the US and is looking to add more. Arezou holds a Master’s and a Bachelor’s degrees in Electrical Engineering.