Kristin Adrian
Kristin Adrian is ARA’s General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, responsible for overseeing all legal and compliance matters within the firm, including compliance with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, with ERISA, and with the firm’s policies and procedures. She is responsible for overseeing legal matters related to the commingled funds sponsored by ARA, for […]
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 […]
Young Kim
Young Kim is the Deputy General Counsel and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of ARA where he assists with the oversight of the firm’s compliance program as well as advises on the firm’s legal matters. Prior to joining ARA in 2015, Mr. Kim was Vice President and Counsel for the private equity division of Wilshire Associates […]
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 […]
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 […]
Amy Xiao
Amy Xiao is ARA’s Co-Fund Controller and part of the team that manages ARA’s value-added strategy through its open-end commingled fund. Ms. Xiao is responsible for the oversight, accounting, and reporting of the asset portfolio. Prior to joining ARA, Ms. Xiao worked in Financial Planning & Analysis at CIM Group primarily focused on the budgeting […]
Azriel Rosca
Azriel Rosca is a Fund Controller, focusing primarily on ARA’s value-added strategy open-end commingled fund. He started his career in ARA as a Senior Fund Accountant and a Fund Accounting Manager, working on ARA’s value-added strategy open-end commingled fund as well as separate accounts. Prior to joining ARA, Mr. Rosca previously held a Certified Public […]