![no-photo-fix.jpg Austin Melton](/sites/default/files/styles/default/public/ares_importer/images/no-photo-fix.jpg?itok=XY-NC_mi)
Mr. Lee is a Principal in the Ares Investor Relations Group, where he focuses on secondaries product management and investor relations. Prior to joining Ares in 2023, Mr. Lee was a Senior Vice President at Neuberger Berman, where he focused on sales activities for the firm's alternative funds including private equity, private credit, secondary and real estate strategies in South Korea. Previously, Mr. Lee was an Investment Manager in the Private Equity Group at Korea Investment Corporation, a sovereign wealth fund of South Korea, where he focused on primary, secondary and co-investment activities. Mr. Lee holds an A.B. from Princeton University in Economics.