Ari has 19 years of investment management experience with M.D. Sass. He is the Director of the SASS-ARENA Foundation for Medical Research. Previously, CEO and Co-Founder of Insound, LLC, Manager of Finance at Elektra Entertainment Group and various positions at Bear Stearns and Deloitte and Touche. His educational background is M.B.A. New York University and B.A. University of Michigan.