Lekith Lokesh

Mr. Lokesh is a Managing Director in the Ares Credit Group, where he focuses on alternative credit investments. Prior to joining Ares in 2024, Mr. Lokesh was Head of Partnership Development at ATLAS SP Partners, where he was responsible for raising capital from banks and insurance companies to fund the private credit asset-backed lending franchise. Previously, he was a Managing Director in the Securitized Products Group at Credit Suisse, where he held various leadership positions globally. In addition, Mr. Lokesh held origination roles across the securitized products franchises at Barclays and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He holds a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Economics.