Michael Arougheti

At-a-Glance

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Ares Management Corporation since 2004.
Serves as Executive Vice President and Director of Ares Capital Corporation and Co-Chairman of Ares Acquisition Corporation II.
Member of the Ares Operating Committee, Enterprise Risk Committee, and multiple Ares investment committees, including Pathfinder and Sports, Media and Entertainment.
Previously a Managing Partner of the Principal Finance Group of RBC Capital Partners at Royal Bank of Canada from 2001 to 2004.
Worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Kidder, Peabody & Co. prior to joining Indosuez Capital in 1994.
Serves on the board of directors of Operation HOPE, a not-for-profit organization.
Holds a B.A. in Ethics, Politics and Economics, cum laude, from Yale University.

Biography

Michael Arougheti is a Co-Founder, the Chief Executive Officer, and a Director of Ares Management Corporation, a position he has held since 2004. He is an integral part of the firm's leadership, serving on the Ares Operating Committee, the Ares Enterprise Risk Committee, and the Board of Directors of the Ares Charitable Foundation. Additionally, he holds roles as Executive Vice President and Director of Ares Capital Corporation and Co-Chairman of Ares Acquisition Corporation II.