Head of Investor Relations - Private Equity

Ms. Hooper is a founding investment professional of Ares and is the Head of Investor Relations for the Private Equity Group.  Prior to Ares, Ms. Hooper was associated with Lion Advisors, L.P. (an affiliate of Apollo Management, L.P.) where she worked as a senior credit analyst participating in both portfolio management and strategy.  Prior to joining Lion Advisors, Ms. Hooper was with Columbia Savings and Loan, most recently as Vice President in the Investment Management Division. 

 

Ms. Hooper serves on the executive and investment boards of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. 

 

Ms. Hooper graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles with a BA in Mathematics and received her MBA in Finance from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA.