David Zhao

Mr. Zhao is a Vice President in Ares Asia, where he focuses on credit. Prior to joining Ares in 2022, Mr. Zhao was an Associate at Coller Capital, where he focused on private equity secondary opportunities across Asia. Previously, Mr. Zhao was an Associate at Anchor Equity Partners, where he focused on growth equity in TMT, consumer and industrials sectors in Greater China and Southeast Asia. In addition, Mr. Zhao was an Investment Banking Analyst at Barclays in Hong Kong. Mr. Zhao holds a B.A. from Northwestern University in Economics.