Paris Rouzati

Paris Rouzati is currently the VP of Marketing and Head of Ecosystems at Avara, where responsibilities include work on Aave and Lens Protocol since February 2023. Additionally, Paris serves as an Advisor and General Partner at IDEO CoLab Ventures, focusing on early-stage web3 and crypto investments since May 2021. As an angel investor since 2018, Paris has backed several companies, including Fei, Showtime, Sonar, Pager.xyz, and Fig. Previous experience includes serving as Chief of Staff at Slow Ventures from February 2017 to October 2018, and holding roles in marketing and communications at about.me and Medium between May 2014 and 2016. Paris holds a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Operations and Supply Chain Management from Georgia Institute of Technology.