Tony Ressler

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman

Ares Management Corporation

Biography

Tony Ressler is a Co-Founder of Ares and Executive Chairman of Ares Management Corporation.

Additionally, he is Chairman of the Ares Executive Management Committee. Tony also serves as a member of the Investment Committees of certain funds managed by the Ares Private Equity Group and the Ares Real Estate Group and is a member of the Ares Diversity and Inclusion Council. Tony previously served on the Boards of Directors of Ares Capital Corporation and Air Lease Corporation. He was the Co-Founder of Apollo Global Management, one of the world's largest alternative investment managers.

Tony is the Chairman/CEO and Controlling Owner of ATL Investco Board, which owns the Atlanta Hawks, the Atlanta Hawks Foundation, the College Park Skyhawks and the Hawks Talon GC and is active in the non-profit sector. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Co-Chair of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Board of Trustees. Tony is also one of the founding Board members of the Painted Turtle Camp, a southern California based organization (affiliated with Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Association) that provides camping opportunities for sick children and their families.

A graduate of Georgetown University, he received his B.S.F.S. from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service and an M.B.A. from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business.

Tony Ressler’s Newsfeed

Atlanta Hawks and Delta Unveil the New Delta SKY360° Club at the Award-Winning State Farm Arena

Hawks Principal Owners Tony Ressler and Jami Gertz, Delta’s EVP and Chief People Office Joanne Smith, and Hawks CEO Steve Koonin were among those on hand to officially reintroduce the space to fans and the media with a special ribbon-ceremony and champagne toast.

The Atlanta Hawks and State Farm® Rally 5,000 Volunteers to Surpass the One Million Meal Mark

Hawks Principal Owners Tony Ressler and Jami Gertz, State Farm Senior Vice President Dan Krause, Hawks CEO Steve Koonin, and NBA Hall of Famer and Hawks Legend Dominique Wilkins were joined by Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) to welcome and thank participants earlier in the day for donating their time in support of the Million Meal Pack.

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Tony Ressler’s Background

Ares Management Corporation

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman

1997 - Present

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Founded in 1997, Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES) is one of the largest global alternative asset managers, with three complementary and market leading investment groups: credit, private equity and real estate. Ares has approximately $137 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2019.

Atlanta Hawks Basketball Team

Chairman/CEO & Controlling Owner, ATL Investco Board

2015 - Present

Atlanta, GA, USA

The Atlanta Hawks, owned by ATL Investco, are an American professional basketball team who compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays its home games at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA. ATL Investco also owns the Atlanta Hawks Foundation, the College Park Skyhawks and the Hawks Talon GC.

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Current Non-Executive Positions

LACMA

Co-Chair, Board of Trustees

2005 - Present

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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.

Georgetown University

Member of the Board of Trustees

Washington, DC, USA

Georgetown University is one of the world's leading academic and research institutions, offering a unique educational experience.

Philanthropy

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Member of the Board of Directors

2009 - Present

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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 Painted Turtle

Co-Founder

2004 - Present

Santa Monica, CA, USA

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.

Tony Ressler’s Education

Columbia University

MBA

Georgetown University

BSFS