Russell Almeida

Mr. Almeida is a Managing Director and U.S. Liquid Credit Portfolio Manager in the Ares Credit Group, where he is primarily responsible for managing Ares' U.S. bank loan credit strategies. Additionally, he serves as a member of the Ares Credit Group's U.S. Liquid Credit Investment Committee. Prior to joining Ares in 2008, Mr. Almeida was an Associate in the Securitization Banking Group at Lehman Brothers, where he focused on providing advisory services to financial institutions. Mr. Almeida holds a B.S., magna cum laude, from the University of California, Riverside, in Business Administration.