Ara Cohen
Ara Cohen is Co-Founder and Co-Managing Member of Knighthead Capital Management, a diversified asset management platform. He serves as the Co-Portfolio Manager and co-leads the firm's investment process. Cohen has been involved in the business of investing in debt and equity securities since 1993. Prior to launching Knighthead, he was a Principal at Redwood Capital Management, where he helped build the firm from a small start-up to a multi-billion-dollar platform. He also served as a Principal at King Street Capital Management.
Ara Cohen Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and Co-Portfolio Manager
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Principal
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Analyst
Academic History
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B.A., Magna Cum Laude
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Co-Founder, Knighthead Capital Management
Co-Chairman of the Board, Knighthead Annuity
Board Member, Professional Fighters League
Board Member, Palm Beach Synagogue
EARLY CAREER
Prior to launching Knighthead, he was a Principal at Redwood Capital Management, where he helped build the firm from a small start-up to a multi-billion-dollar platform.
He also served as a Principal at King Street Capital Management and Tamarix Capital Corporation.
He started his career in 1993 at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co, where he was an Analyst for The 1818 Fund and The 1818 Fund II, two private equity partnerships sponsored by the firm.