Bennett Rosenthal
Ares Private Equity Group
Director, Partner
Years with firm: 19
Assets under management: $348 billion as a company
Rosenthal serves as co-chairman of Ares Capital Corp. (ARCC). He is also a member of the investment committees of Ares Capital Management, the investment adviser of ARCC, and certain funds managed by Ares Private Equity Group and Ares Credit Group. Rosenthal joined Ares in 1998 from Merrill Lynch & Co., where he served as a managing director. He serves on the boards of City Ventures, Jacuzzi Brands Corp., Nortek Inc., and the parent entities of National Veterinary Associates Inc., CHG Healthcare Holdings, CPG International Inc., Serta International Holdco, and Simmons Bedding Co. He serves on the board of the Windward School in Los Angeles and on the graduate executive board of Pennsylvania University’s Wharton School of Business. Rosenthal graduated summa cum laude with a BS in economics from Wharton, where he also received his MBA with distinction.