Naseem Sagati Aghili

Ms. Sagati Aghili is Partner, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Ares Management Corporation. She serves on the Ares Executive Management Committee, Enterprise Risk Committee and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council. In her role as General Counsel, Ms. Sagati Aghili oversees Ares' Legal & Compliance department including the firm's Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit and Performance functions. She also serves as Vice President of Ares Capital Corporation ("ARCC"), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Inc. ("ARDC"), CION Ares Diversified Credit Fund ("CADEX") and Ares Private Markets Fund ("APMF"). Prior to being named the firm's General Counsel in 2020, Ms. Sagati Aghili served in a variety of roles at Ares, including most recently as Co-General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel and General Counsel of Private Equity. Prior to joining Ares in 2009, Ms. Sagati Aghili was with Proskauer Rose LLP, where she focused on mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings and general corporate matters. Ms. Sagati Aghili holds a B.A. from the University of California - Berkeley in Political Economy of Industrial Societies and a J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.