Kristin Adrian
Kristin Adrian is ARA’s Co-General Counsel, serving primarily in an advisory role after over 19 years as the firm’s General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. As Co-General Counsel, Mrs. Adrian advises on legal matters associated with the firm’s operations, including tax structuring matters, compliance with ERISA matters impacting the firm, litigation, engagement of outside counsel, […]
Federico J. Blanco
Federico J. Blanco is ARA’s Co-General Counsel, responsible for providing strategic legal counsel across the firm’s operations, advising on contract negotiation, litigation management, corporate governance, and cross-functional collaboration with leadership teams. Prior to joining ARA, he served as Chief Legal Officer at Studio71, a division of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE. Before that, he was General Counsel […]
Young Kim
Young Kim is the Chief Compliance Officer at ARA responsible for overseeing all of the compliance and regulatory matters for the firm including compliance with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Prior to joining ARA in 2015, Mr. Kim was Vice President and Counsel for the private equity division of Wilshire Associates responsible for all […]
Amin Khorasanee
Amin Khorasanee is ARA’s Deputy Chief Compliance Officer where he assists with the oversight of the firm’s compliance program, including policies and procedures, marketing review, regulatory filings, training and testing. Prior to joining ARA, Mr. Khorasanee served as Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Technology Officer at Trinity Investments, where he led regulatory strategy, risk governance, […]
Mechelle Surabian
Mechelle Surabian is ARA’s Regulatory Compliance Director and is responsible for oversight and review of the Firm’s compliance program. Prior to joining ARA, Ms. Surabian was the Senior Compliance Manager at SteelPeak Wealth, an RIA located in Los Angeles. Prior to that, she was the Compliance Manager at DRA Advisors, a New York based real […]
Glenn Anderson
Glenn Anderson is ARA’s Chief Accounting Officer, responsible for the oversight and management of the firm’s accounting, reporting, and treasury functions. Prior to joining ARA, Mr. Anderson served as Funds Controller for Colony Advisors with similar responsibilities. Prior to that, he worked as Assistant Controller for The Ryland Group and as an Assistant Vice President […]
Michael Gearheart
Michael Gearheart is ARA’s Senior Vice President and Senior Fund Controller, Commingled Funds. Focusing on ARA’s largest commingled fund, Mr. Gearheart is responsible for the oversight and management of all fund accounting and financial and investor reporting. He is also a member of the firm’s Valuation Committee. Prior to joining ARA, Mr. Gearheart was a […]
Laura Kao
Laura Kao is ARA’s Senior Fund Controller, responsible for the direct supervision of the financial, accounting, and reporting functions for ARA’s largest commingled fund. Prior to joining ARA, Ms. Kao was an Assistant Vice President at Barclays Capital U.S. and provided financial and analytical support to the capital projects division. Prior to that, Ms. Kao […]