Ari is the Managing Director, Investments at Fisher Brothers, a vertically integrated real estate firm engaged in construction, development, acquisition, lending, management and investment. He is responsible for all financial investment activity across all asset classes including equities, fixed income, cash, real assets, hedge funds, private equity, venture capital and private direct investment. Ari’s current areas of focus include the ongoing development of two operating businesses, AREA15 and Lionheart, with focus on the experience economy and real estate lending, respectively. Additionally, he is focused on real estate innovation in support of their real estate operations. Ari is a member of the Board of Directors of AREA15, Lost Spirits Distillery, Meow Wolf and MOVE Systems and formerly of EOS Energy Storage and Convergent Energy & Power. He is a member of the Fisher Brothers 401K Investment Committee and Oversight Board and Chairman of the Investment Committee of a private day school in Livingston New Jersey. Prior to joining Fisher Brothers Ari was a Wall Street research analyst with a focus on the Communications Software & Service Sector at a couple of boutique investment banks. Ari began his career as a technologist with Deloitte & Touche. Ari is a CFA Charterholder, holds an MBA in finance from the NYU Stern School of Business and a BS in Computer Engineering from Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science.