Tony Ressler is Co-Founder, Director & Executive Chairman of Ares Management Corporation, a publicly traded, leading global alternative asset management firm. With approximately $207 billion in AUM as of March 31, 2021. Ares operates three investment groups that invest in credit, private equity and real estate. Ares has approximately 1,445 employees with over 25 offices across the US, Europe, Asia and Australia. Tony has served on several boards of companies owned or controlled by Ares investment funds.
In the not-for-profit sector, Tony serves as as Co-Chair of the Board of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and is one of the founders and former board member of the Painted Turtle Camp, which is affiliated with Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Association. Painted Turtle serves children dealing with chronic and life-threatening illnesses by providing memorable camping experiences.
In the public education sector, Tony is a Founder & former Chairman of the Alliance for College Ready Public Schools. Since 2004, the Alliance has grown to 28 free, public middle and high schools...Tony Ressler is Co-Founder, Director & Executive Chairman of Ares Management Corporation, a publicly traded, leading global alternative asset management firm. With approximately $207 billion in AUM as of March 31, 2021. Ares operates three investment groups that invest in credit, private equity and real estate. Ares has approximately 1,445 employees with over 25 offices across the US, Europe, Asia and Australia. Tony has served on several boards of companies owned or controlled by Ares investment funds.
In the not-for-profit sector, Tony serves as as Co-Chair of the Board of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and is one of the founders and former board member of the Painted Turtle Camp, which is affiliated with Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Association. Painted Turtle serves children dealing with chronic and life-threatening illnesses by providing memorable camping experiences.
In the public education sector, Tony is a Founder & former Chairman of the Alliance for College Ready Public Schools. Since 2004, the Alliance has grown to 28 free, public middle and high schools serving approximately 13,000 students from LA’s poorest communities with historically underperforming schools. Four Alliance schools have been named California Distinguished Schools, and three are ranked in the top 10 of all Los Angeles Unified School District schools. More than 90% of Alliance graduates have gone on to college.
In June 2015, Tony led the acquisition of the Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club and serves as its Principal Owner and Chairman of its Board of Directors. He also serves at a Senior Advisor to the Hawks Foundation, a not for profit organization focused on building bridges with the metro Atlanta community through basketball.
Tony holds a BSFS degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and received his MBA from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business.READ MOREVIEW LESS
Since its founding in 1997, Ares Management Corporation, a global alternative asset manager, has grown into one of the largest in the world, leading in three complementary market investment groups: private equity, credit, and real estate.
Principal Owner & Governor of the Board of Directors
2015
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Present
Atlanta, GA, USA
The Atlanta Hawks compete in the NBA's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The Hawks play their home games at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA. ATL Investco, the owner of the Hawks, also owns the Atlanta Hawks Foundation, the Hawks Talon GC, and College Park Skyhawks.
Apollo Global Management manages capital for hundreds of fund investors as one of the largest alternative investment managers in the world. Apollo manages capital in dozens of countries and for some of the most sophisticated institutional allocators of capital.
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Current Board Positions
NBA Foundation
Board of Directors
Oct 2020
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Present
New York, NY, USA
The NBA Foundation's board of directors provides strategic direction for NBA programming and grantmaking activities and oversees the organization’s activities. It works with all 30 NBA teams to support and facilitate sustainable initiatives in team markets.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art is the largest art museum in the western U.S., with a collection of nearly 140,000 objects illuminating 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe. Tony was named co-chair with Elaine Wynn in 2015.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a non-profit, hospital and multi-specialty academic health science center with over 2,000 physicians based in the Beverly Grove neighbourhood, LA.
The Alliance for College Ready Public Schools operates and networks a number of small, high-performing high and middle schools in underserved communities in California. The Alliance aims to promote academic achievement and growth in underperforming schools in those communities and turn their students into the next generation of college-bound graduates.
Launched in May 2017 and one of the largest collection of minority-owned institutional-quality, single-family rental properties in the U.S, The Promise Homes Company is focused on the working and middle class communities.
The Ressler Gertz Family Foundation
Co-founder
1997
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Present
Los Angeles, CA, USA
The Ressler Gertz Family Foundation is focused on supporting the arts, education, and health and human services. It works to promote equality and social unity and to provide the underprivileged with the resources and opportunities to succeed and thrive.
The Painted Turtle is a camp where seriously ill children can reclaim the joys of childhood. A member of Paul Newman’s renowned SeriousFun Camps (formerly the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps),The Painted Turtle has served over 59,000 children and their families through its Summer & Family Weekend camps since it opened in 2004.
The Atlanta Hawks Foundation presented a check of $144,000 to the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) as a part of the team’s fifth annual Black History Month Assist Challenge.
Tony Ressler, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Ares Management and Owner of the Atlanta Hawks, is quoted in this article discussing the redevelopment of the Five Points neighborhood in downtown Atlanta.
Tony Ressler, principal owner of the Hawks, spoke on a range of topics including the memorable 2020- 2021 season, John Collins’ present situation, and maintaining success across the organization.
On “Squawk Box,” the executive chairman and co-founder of Ares Management, Tony Ressler discusses the Federal Reserve’s revision of 2021 inflation expectations and its highly anticipated decision to leave interest rates unchanged.
Tony Ressler offers tips for small business owners and, speaks on growing into the role of an NBA owner, and discusses the excitement of the Hawks’ playoff return.
Tony Ressler, Ares Management executive chairman and principal owner and chair of the Atlanta Hawks, speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Balance of Power" to discuss the Senate runoff elections in Georgia, the need for fiscal stimulus, and the NBA's Covid-19 precautions.
Ares Management Executive Chairman Tony Ressler discusses early voting, economic inequality, and The Promise Homes Company. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg: Balance of Power."
GameTime invited Tony Ressler, owner of the Atlanta Hawks, to talk about how State Farm Arena became an example for other organizations across sports when it was transformed into a polling place.
On “Bloomberg Markets,” Tony Ressler of Ares Management speaks with Erik Schatzker about the improvements in the financial industry made since 2008 that allow banks to better deal with difficult events like the coronavirus pandemic than before financial crisis.
In partnership with the Atlanta Hawks, the philanthropic wing of Hawks owners Tony Ressler & Jami Gertz implemented a long-term and comprehensive plan that would provide Black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs throughout Atlanta with financial, educational, and marketing resources as part of a drive to encourage greater economic opportunity.
Publications
Power of Ideas — Hope for 2021
Contributor
The Power of Ideas series organizes a diverse group of influencers centering around a single theme and invites global leaders to speak on subjects such as building meaningful lives and encouraging shared prosperity.
Since 1954, non-profit organization, Junior Achievement of Southern California (JASoCal) has been the leader in Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship, and Work-Readiness education, inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy.
Each year, a collection of leading figures from the Los Angeles business community are honoured for their most important work with their inclusion on the LA500 list.
This conversation, titled 'Off the Court', explored how Tony Ressler & Michael Render, two renowned philanthropic leaders, are finding solutions to some of society's most pressing challenges, such as financial literacy, access to capital and economic inequality.
M&A South presents opportunities for deal makers such as senior lenders, intermediaries, corporate development officers, lawyers and accountants to meet with top private equity and mezzanine capital providers. It is considered the premier networking event for middle-market deal making and participants of all facets of corporate growth.
Tony Ressler joins musician, actor, and businessman, T.I. and Special Business Correspondent, Stephanie Ruhle on a panel titled 'How the Private Sector Can Drive Economic Empowerment' at the 2020 Hope Global Forums Annual Meeting.
The Greatest Generations Foundation is dedicated to honoring the sacrifices of veterans and ensuring that their legacies continue to live on and inspire.
Tony Ressler, Principal Owner of the Atlanta Hawks, officially introduced Centennial Yards on April 27th. Ressler said the $5 billion redevelopment of the 50-acre historic “Gulch” area’s “Number one objective... is bringing true vitality to downtown,” and that the project would bring “business, entertainment, affordable housing and good jobs.”
