Anthony Ressler: Co-Founder, Ares Management
Mr. Ressler co-founded Ares Management LLC in 1997, a $30 billion asset management firm with a focus on ‘alternative assets’ (i.e leveraged loans, HY bonds, distressed debt, private/mezzanine debt and private equity) managed through a variety of funds and investment vehicles. Ares has approximately 250 employees with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and London. Mr. Ressler also co-founded Apollo Management, L.P in 1990, a private investment firm based in New York. Prior to 1990, Mr. Ressler served as a Senior Vice President in the High Yield Bond Department of Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated, with responsibility for the New Issue/Syndicate Desk.
Mr. Ressler serves on several boards of directors of private companies owned or controlled by Ares investment funds.
In the Not for Profit sector, Mr. Ressler serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Center for Early Education (“CEE”), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (“LACMA”) and the Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools. Mr. Ressler is also one of the founding members of the board of the Painted Turtle Camp, a southern California based organization (affiliated with Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Association) which was created to serve children dealing with chronic and life threatening illnesses by creating memorable, old-fashioned camping experiences.
Mr. Ressler received his B.S.F.S. from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and received his MBA from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. Mr. Ressler lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three sons.
