Chris Washburn

CEO Ari Bikes

Born in Orem, UT, Chris graduated from BYU in Japanese and English, then earned his Juris Doctor and MBA degrees from BYU. He practiced corporate law and worked in finance and planning divisions at Nissan Motor Corporation. He later joined EV Global Motors, a company started by Lee lacocca (CEO of Ford and Chrysler corporations). He rose to president of the company and later helped lacocca sell it. He joined Wavecrest Laboratories (Washington DC), led by 4-Star General Wesley Clark as VP/GM, focused on advanced mobility technologies for commercial and military markets. After 2 years of extensive travel, he decided to start his own company, Fezzari - now shortened to Ari, and follow one of his passions: biking. Ari was launched to change the way people buy and ride bikes. Ari has won multiple industry awards (including multiple 'Bike of the Year' awards, and multiple best in class awards), has the highest rated customer satisfaction of any bicycle company, and has grown to be a multi-million dollar brand with thousands of loyal customers.

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