LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Real Intelligence (“A.R.I.”), a venture debt investment management company headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in San Francisco and Dallas, is pleased to announce that its Founder, Managing General Partner, and Chief Investment Officer, Zack Ellison, CFA, CAIA, has been selected to the Milken Institute Young Leaders Circle (YLC).
The Milken Institute Young Leaders Circle (YLC) is comprised of intellectually curious, motivated, and philanthropic young professionals under the age of 40 who support the Milken Institute and its mission to increase global prosperity by advancing collaborative solutions that widen access to capital, create jobs, and improve health.
Young Leaders, representing the best and brightest from a wide variety of industries from around the globe, are assessed according to rigorous selection criteria to join the YLC and work closely with the Milken Institute to further its mission.
Since its inception, the Milken Institute has been dedicated to connecting people, organizations, and resources in order to catalyze solutions to persistent global challenges. As a nonprofit, nonpartisan, publicly supported organization, the Milken Institute is well known for its powerful convenings that break down silos between the public and private sectors. Each Milken Institute convening covers twelve content tracks, including: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion; Capital Access & Economic Opportunity; and Technology & Innovation.
The Milken Institute’s annual Global Conference brings together over 5,000 of the world’s most prominent thought leaders and heads of industry. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Global Conference that will take place May 1 – 4th at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
“I created A.R.I. with two missions in mind: to provide unique access to innovation as an investable asset class for family offices, foundations, endowments, pensions, and other institutional investors, and to democratize access to capital for all types of founders, particularly women and other underrepresented groups. The Milken Institute shares these same core values, and I am honored to join their Young Leaders Circle. I look forward to working closely with the YLC and the Milken Institute to take part in furthering such endeavors as broadening access to capital, advancing diversity initiatives, and funding high-impact innovation,” said Zack Ellison.
“Our 300 YLC members are core to the work we do here at the Milken Institute. They are rising leaders and key to driving future prosperity,” said Alexandra Schueler, Director of Strategic Markets and Business and Program Development at the Milken Institute.
“The Young Leaders Circle is an exceptional community of young professionals who support our mission; we believe Zack is an incredible addition to our community and look forward to working with him this year,” said Ande Murray, Head of the Milken Institute Young Leaders Circle.
About Applied Real Intelligence LLC (“A.R.I.”)
A.R.I. is a Los Angeles-based venture debt investment manager focused on providing financing solutions to innovative, high-growth, companies in underserved regions in North America. A.R.I. has dual missions of: (1) democratizing access to capital for all founders; (2) providing A.R.I.’s investors with access to innovation as an asset class, superior risk-adjusted returns, security of capital, and strong portfolio diversification benefits. As Managing General Partner and Chief Investment Officer of A.R.I., Zack Ellison, CFA, CAIA, is responsible for leading the firm’s management and investment activities, including investment sourcing, due diligence, structuring and execution, and portfolio management. To learn more, please visit www.arivc.com.
