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David Kaplan

Co-Founder at Ares Management

Officer record from the firm’s Form ADVForm ADV filed 26 August 2026

David Kaplan is Co-Founder of Ares Management LLC, a Los Angeles investment adviser.

Role at Ares Management

Title on Schedule A
Co-Founder
Control
David Kaplan is a control person of Ares Management.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
David Kaplan has held the filed role since March 2024.

The firm

Ares Management LLC
Los Angeles, CA

Form ADV filed 26 August 2026

$459B AUM702 clients1,550 advisers26 offices

Career on record

The IAPD individual lookup on 17 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.

Registrations and exams

Individual registration and examination information for David Kaplan is unavailable. An officer title or CRD number does not by itself establish current investment adviser representative registration, and no registration or examination counts are inferred.

Officer record

Full name
David Kaplan
CRD
1992162
Firm
Ares Management LLC
Record basis
Form ADV officer listing
Firm bio
ares.com

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Background

David Kaplan is a co-founder, director and partner of Ares Management Corporation. Ares says he joined in 2003 and earned a B.B.A. in finance from the University of Michigan. Official firm biography

Common questions

Where does David Kaplan work?

David Kaplan has been Co-Founder of Ares Management LLC since March 2024, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 26 August 2026

Leadership at Ares Management

  • Michael Arougheti
    Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
  • Robert Deveer
    Co-President
  • Blair Jacobson
    Co-President
  • Jarrod PHILLIPS
    Chief Financial Officer
  • Richa Gulati
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • Ryan Berry
    Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer
  • Antony Ressler
    Co-Founder and Executive Chairman
  • Bennett Rosenthal
    Co-Founder and Chairman of Private Equity Group
  • Naseem Sagati Aghili
    General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Sources

  1. IAPD individual lookup, CRD 1992162. This profile uses the Form ADV officer listing; the individual lookup did not provide a current investment-adviser record.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Ares Management LLC, filed 26 August 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Ares Management team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with David Kaplan or Ares Management LLC and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.