| Don Haisch |
Don Haisch is currently the Director at United Service Organizations, Inc., Director at Bob Hope USO, and Chief Accounting Officer at Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. He is also the Chief Accounting Officer & MD-APMF & Real Estate at Ares Management Corp. Mr. Haisch was previously the Vice President-Finance at CBRE Group, Inc. Mr. Haisch holds an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles and an undergraduate degree from Western Illinois University. |
| William Stephen Benjamin |
William Stephen Benjamin is currently the Chairman at Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. He is also the Co-Chairman at Ares Industrial Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. Additionally, he holds positions as a Director at Ares Management UK Ltd. and as a Trustee at Impetus (UK) Ltd. Previously, Mr. Benjamin served as a Director at The Ambassador Theatre Group Ltd. He was a Senior Partner at AREA Property Partners LP from 1995 to 2013. Prior to that, he worked as a Principal at Bankers Trust Corp. from 1986 to 1995. Mr. Benjamin completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard University. He also holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
| Michael J. Arougheti |
Michael J. Arougheti is the founder of Ares Management LLC, founded in 1997, where he currently holds the title of Director, CEO & President. He is also the founder of Ares Management Corp., founded in 1997, where he currently holds the title of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director. Mr. Arougheti's current job(s) include being the Chief Executive Officer of Ares Commercial Real Estate Management LLC, the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director of Ares Management GP LLC, and the Co-Chairman & Executive Vice President of Ares Capital Corp. He is also the Co-Chairman of Ares Acquisition Corp. and Ares Acquisition Corp. II, and a Director of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp., Ares Partners Holdco LLC, Operation HOPE, Inc., Investor Group Services LLC, Riverspace, Ace UK Holdco Ltd., LightPoint Financial Technology LLC, Ares Charitable Foundation, The Promise Homes Co. LLC, Aspida Holdings Ltd., Direct Lending Group, Inc., Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, PATH, Inc., and a Senior Advisor at Volery Capital Partners LLC. Mr. Arougheti's former job(s) include being the Co-Chairman of ACRE Capital LLC, a Director of Evercom, Inc., Planet Health Corp., Reflexite Corp., and The HCP Cos., Inc. He was also a Managing Partner & Principal at Royal Bank of Canada and RBC Capital Partners Ltd. from 2001 to 2004. Additionally, he was a Principal at Onyx Partners, Inc., Indosuez Capital, and Columbia Savings & Loan Association (Milwaukee, Wisconsin). He was a Member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. and a Principal at Taylor & Co. Law Offices LLP. Mr. Arougheti's education includes an undergraduate degree from Yale University. Mr. Arougheti is also the founder of Ares Management LP, Ares Management Corp (Private Equity). |
| Tae Sik Yoon |
Tae Sik Yoon is currently a Member at the US Patent & Trademark Office, a Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer at Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp., and a Member at the State of Maryland, Washington State Bar Association, Maryland State Bar Association, and Ares Real Estate Group. Formerly, Mr. Yoon worked as a Managing Director at JER Management LLC from 1999 to 2009, an Investment Banker at Morgan Stanley, an Executive Vice President at JER Investors Trust, Inc. from 1999 to 2009, a Chief Financial Officer at J.E. Robert Cos. from 1999 to 2009, an Attorney at Williams & Connolly LLP from 1994 to 1997, and a Vice President at The John Akridge Cos. from 2010 to 2012. Mr. Yoon holds a graduate degree from Harvard University and an undergraduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University. |
| Bryan P. Donohoe |
Bryan P. Donohoe is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. and the Head-US Real Estate & Partner at Ares Management Corp. Previously, he worked as the Managing Director-Commercial Real Estate Debt at AllianceBernstein Real Estate Investments LLC from 2010 to 2019. He completed his undergraduate degree at Middlebury College. |
| David A. Roth |
David A. Roth is currently the Chairman at Ares Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. He is also a Director at Project Lyme and Jazz At Aspen-Snowmass. In addition, he holds the position of President at Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. and is a Partner at Ares Real Estate Group. Previously, Mr. Roth served as a Senior Managing Director at Blackstone Real Estate Advisors LP and Senior Managing Director-Real Estate Group at Blackstone, Inc. He was also a Director at Invitation Homes, Inc. and held the position of Chief Investment Officer & Senior Vice President at Security Capital Group, Inc. Additionally, he worked as a Principal-Acquisitions Group at Walton Street Capital LLC and as a Principal at Blackstone Real Estate Advisors LP. He started his career as an Associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Mr. Roth completed his undergraduate studies at Dartmouth College. He then pursued his graduate education at New York University School of Law and the Mailman School of Public Health. |
| James E. Skinner |
James E. Skinner is currently serving as Vice Chairman at the National Association of Corporate Directors (North Texas), Independent Director at Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp., Lead Director at Shift Technologies, Inc., Director at Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp. II, and Advisor at RevTech Ventures LLC. Previously, Mr. Skinner held the position of Vice Chairman at Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC from 2015 to 2016. He also served as an Independent Director at Fossil Group, Inc. from 2007 to 2020. Additionally, he has held director positions at CarLotz, Inc. and Hudson Ltd. Mr. Skinner was the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Executive VP at Misco America, Inc. from 1994 to 2000. He also served as the Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at CapRock Communications, Inc. from 1991 to 2000. Prior to that, he was a Partner at Ernst & Young LLP from 1975 to 1991. Furthermore, Mr. Skinner served as the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Neiman Marcus Holdings, Inc. from 2015 to 2016 and held the position of Chief Financial Officer at SierraPine Ltd. He was also the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at CompUSA, Inc. (Texas) from 1991 to 2000. Mr. Skinner obtained his undergraduate degree from Texas Tech University. |
| Edmond N. Moriarty |
Edmond N. Moriarty is currently the Vice Chairman at Elon University, an Independent Director at Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp., a Trustee at Homeless Solutions, Inc., and the Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at Rockefeller Capital Management LP. Previously, he served as the Vice Chairman at Gill St. Bernard's School, the Chief Operating Officer-Investment Management at Morgan Stanley, the Head-Merchant Banking & Real Estate Investing at Alternative Investment Partners LLC, and the Co-Chief Risk Officer & Senior Vice President at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. He holds an undergraduate degree from Hamilton College (New York) and an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. |
| William L. Browning |
William L. Browning is an Independent Director at Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp., CARE USA, Dallas Summer Musicals, and Five Point Holdings LLC. He is a former Director at McCarthy Holdings, Inc., Community Bank (Pasadena, California), BlackBrush Oil & Gas LP, and Managing Partner-Los Angeles at Ernst & Young LLP. He was also a Professor at Southern Methodist University and Managing Partner-Oklahoma at Arthur Andersen LLP. Browning received his undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma. |
| Caroline E. Blakely |
Caroline E. Blakely is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Rebuilding Together, Inc. She is also the Lead Independent Director at Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. In addition, she holds positions as Director & Secretary at CHF Development Finance International LLC, Director at Vitas LLC, Secretary & Trustee at Global Communities, and Member-Governors Board at Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc.Ms. Blakely previously worked as the Managing Director & Chief Marketing Officer at National Consumer Cooperative Bank. She also served as a Director at Sealand Natural Resources, Inc. From 1992 to 1999, she was the Senior Managing Director at National Cooperative Bank, NA. Later, she worked as the Vice President-Housing at Federal National Mortgage Association and Fannie Mae Foundation. She was also the President of NCB Capital Corp. From 2013 to 2015, she worked as a Partner at Cassin & Cassin LLP. Ms. Blakely completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia and pursued her graduate degree at Georgetown University Law Center. |
| Rand S. April |
Rand S. April is an Independent Director at Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. since 2016. He is also a Director at Town Hall Los Angeles since 2010 and a Director at Public Counsel Law Center. Previously, he worked as a Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP from 2004 to 2016 and as the General Counsel at Karsh Family Social Service Center, Inc. from 2016 to 2019. Mr. April completed his undergraduate degree at Northwestern University and his graduate degree at Columbia Law School. |
| Rebecca J. Parekh |
Rebecca J. Parekh is the founder of WRII Corp. (2016) and Global Foundation For Eating Disorders (2011). She is the Chief Executive Officer of WRII Corp. from 2016 to present. She was also the Executive Director of Global Foundation For Eating Disorders from 2011 to 2013. Currently, she holds the position of Independent Director at Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. (2021 - present) and Director at Life Camp, Inc., Ctznwell, and Breakout Foundation, Inc. (all positions are current). In the past, she worked as the Chief Operating Officer at Deepak Chopra Radical Well-Being LLC from 2014 to 2016. Ms. Parekh completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan. |
