Alex Dastmalchi

Alex Dastmalchi isn’t the sort of person who’s likely to be found talking too much about himself. But fall into conversation with him, and you’ll feel a bit like you’ve just cracked open a good book.
Born and raised amid a war-torn Iran, Dastmalchi grew up seeing a lot of heartache in his country — although he’ll be the first to tell you that he was one of the “lucky” ones. He came from a comfortable, upper, middle-class family, and his parents were highly respected educators. Occasionally, th…