Tony Ressler

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman

Ares Management Corporation

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Biography

Tony Ressler is Co-Founder of Ares Management and currently serves as its Executive Chairman. Since its founding in 1997, Ares has grown to become a leading global alternative asset manager with over $144 billion of assets under management, focusing on private equity, real estate, and credit. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Ares has offices across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

In addition to his role as Executive Chairman, Tony serves as Chairman of the Ares Executive Management Committee. He is also a member of the Investment Committees in the Ares Private Equity and Ares Real Estate Groups, as well as the Ares Diversity and Inclusion Council. Prior to founding Ares, Tony Co-founded Apollo Global Management in 1990 and led it to become a top alternative investment manager.

Since 2015, Tony has served as the Principal Owner and Chair of the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA. As Chairman/CEO and Controlling Owner of ATL Invesco Board, Tony led the group in its ownership role of the Atlanta Hawks, the Atlanta Hawks Foundation, the College Park Skyhawks, and the Hawks Talon GC.

Tony is very active in the non-profit sector. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Co-Chair of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Board of Trustees. He 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.

An alumnus of Georgetown University, where he also serves on the Board of Trustees, Tony earned a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service. He continued his education after Georgetown, earning an MBA from Columbia University.

Tony Ressler’s Newsfeed

Hawks Partner With City of Atlanta to Fight Hunger

"The Hawks have partnered with State Farm, the city of Atlanta, and Goodr, a local startup geared toward fighting hunger in Atlanta, to help provide food for those who need it during the ongoing novel coronavirus crisis... Hawks principal owners Tony Ressler and Jami Gertz matched the contributions with donations of their own."

Hawks owner pledges to pay employees with NBA suspension lasting at least 30 days

While there are no NBA games for at least 30 days, Atlanta Hawks owner Tony Ressler is making sure all employees will still get paid. “This is how, in my opinion, good business should be run,” Ressler told the AJC’s Sarah K. Spencer. “We want them to know that we’re committed to them, just as we want them to be committed to us. This is a relatively easy decision, it has been, for our senior staff. ... It seems to most of us it’s just the right thing to do. I don’t think it’s ever been a debate in our shop. Frankly, I’m proud of that. We’re thrilled to do it. We expected to do it.”

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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