Ari is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of RRG and Chair of the Investment Committee. In building and operating RRG, Ari has played a critical role in most of the investments of the Firm and its affiliates, particularly in negotiating deal structures, generating stakeholder support for projects, restructuring operating companies, opening new geographies, and determining investment strategies at the asset-, fund-, and Firm-level. Prior to starting RRG, Ari was a Principal at The Yucaipa Companies, working directly with its founder. In addition to portfolio company boards, he has served on the board of Falcon Waterfree Technologies and is a founding board member of the Miguel Contreras Educational Foundation and a past board member of the Los Angeles Conservation Corps and The Willows Community School. Ari earned a B.A. from Cornell University.