Kaveh Zamanian

Kaveh Zamanian is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in the whiskey industry and leadership roles in various organizations. Currently serving as Chief Whiskey Officer for Pernod Ricard since May 2024, Zamanian is also the founder and whiskey maker at Rabbit Hole Distillery, a position held since 2012. Additional roles include membership on the Board of Directors for the Kentucky Distillers' Association and Endeavor Midwest, as well as founding Mary Dowling Whiskey Co. and Mash & Mallow Whiskey Co. Zamanian contributes to the Speed Art Museum as a trustee and has been involved in psychoanalysis education as visiting faculty at the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis and as a diplomat and fellow at the American Board and Academy of Psychoanalysis. Zamanian's educational background includes a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology and post-doctoral fellowships in both Clinical Psychology and Psychoanalysis.