Rusty Bienvenue

Director at The American Institute of Architects

Rusty Bienvenue has served as executive director of AIA Houston since October 2010 and has run professional associations for more than 25 years. He is a recovering attorney who began his career as an assistant district attorney and later defended multinational corporations involved in large-scale product liability litigation at a large Houston firm. Rusty was born in Houston but grew up in 11 different cities (small towns mostly) in seven different states. He returned to Texas to attend the University of Texas and to Houston to attend the University of Houston Law Center.

Timeline

  • Director

    Current role