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Born | Ariah-Hossein Rastegar April 6, 1982 |
Occupation | CEO of Rastegar Property Company |
Ari Rastegar is an American real estate investor and CEO of Rastegar Property Company in Austin, Texas.
Rastegar was born in Austin [1] in 1982 to an Iranian father and German mother. [2] He grew up in Dallas, Texas. [1] He received an undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University [3] and then attended law school at St. Mary’s University. [4]
In 2006, while attending law school, Rastegar began investing in real estate. [4] After graduation, he began working for John Read, an attorney in Dallas. [3] In 2010 he met New York investor Anthony Orso, who moved Rastegar to New York and funded his event hosting venture, Capital A Entertainment. [3] He began investing in properties in the Austin area in 2012. [2]
Rastegar returned to Texas in 2015 and founded Rastegar Capital, [3] a private real estate investment firm headquartered in Austin. He is also the company's CEO. [4] (Rastegar Capital rebranded as Rastegar Equity Partners in 2018, [3] and later as Rastegar Property Company. [4]) By January 2017, Rastegar's firm had $500 million in assets under management. [3] As part of his work with the company, Rastegar led planning to construct the world's tallest living wall, announced in April 2020 as part of a development at 1899 McKinney in Dallas. [5] [1] He invests across commercial real estate product types. [3]
Rastegar authored the book The Gift of Failure, published in July 2022. [2]
Rastegar is married to Kellie Rastegar. He has three children. [2] He identifies as a biohacker. [6] He takes roughly 150 vitamins and supplements each day, [2] sleeps on a temperature-regulated bed, [7] and routinely uses hyperbaric chambers and infrared light beds with the goal of maximizing his productivity. [8]
Ari Rastegar | |
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Born | Ariah-Hossein Rastegar April 6, 1982 |
Occupation | CEO of Rastegar Property Company |
Ari Rastegar is an American real estate investor and CEO of Rastegar Property Company in Austin, Texas.
Rastegar was born in Austin [1] in 1982 to an Iranian father and German mother. [2] He grew up in Dallas, Texas. [1] He received an undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University [3] and then attended law school at St. Mary’s University. [4]
In 2006, while attending law school, Rastegar began investing in real estate. [4] After graduation, he began working for John Read, an attorney in Dallas. [3] In 2010 he met New York investor Anthony Orso, who moved Rastegar to New York and funded his event hosting venture, Capital A Entertainment. [3] He began investing in properties in the Austin area in 2012. [2]
Rastegar returned to Texas in 2015 and founded Rastegar Capital, [3] a private real estate investment firm headquartered in Austin. He is also the company's CEO. [4] (Rastegar Capital rebranded as Rastegar Equity Partners in 2018, [3] and later as Rastegar Property Company. [4]) By January 2017, Rastegar's firm had $500 million in assets under management. [3] As part of his work with the company, Rastegar led planning to construct the world's tallest living wall, announced in April 2020 as part of a development at 1899 McKinney in Dallas. [5] [1] He invests across commercial real estate product types. [3]
Rastegar authored the book The Gift of Failure, published in July 2022. [2]
Rastegar is married to Kellie Rastegar. He has three children. [2] He identifies as a biohacker. [6] He takes roughly 150 vitamins and supplements each day, [2] sleeps on a temperature-regulated bed, [7] and routinely uses hyperbaric chambers and infrared light beds with the goal of maximizing his productivity. [8]