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SuperReturn US West
September 15-17, 2025
Hilton Los Angeles Universal CityLos Angeles

Jordan Smith
Partner, Private Equity at Ares Management
Speaker

Profile

Mr. Smith is a Partner in the Ares Private Equity Group. Prior to joining Ares in 2011, Mr. Smith was an Analyst at Lazard, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions across various industries. Mr. Smith currently serves on the Board of Directors for the parent entities of Cooper's Hawk, LaserAway, Virgin Voyages and WHP Global. Mr. Smith previously served on the Board of Directors for the parent entities of DevaCurl, Farrow & Ball, Insight Global and Valet Living. Mr. Smith holds a B.S. with high honors from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

Agenda Sessions

  • State of the market: how does private equity move forwards in a dislocated market?

    9:00am