Ara Partners (Ara), a private equity firm that specialises in industrial decarbonisation investments, has appointed as Vice Presidents. David will be based in Ara’s Boston office and Desai in the firm’s Houston office.
Desai joins Ara from KKR where she was a Principal focused on the energy sector. Prior to joining KKR, she was with private equity firm Intervale Capital and the energy investment banking group at Raymond James. Desai holds a bachelor of arts from Dartmouth College, where she graduated magna cum laude. She received a master of business administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
David joins Ara from AUA Private Equity where he was a Vice President responsible for origination, structuring, due diligence, execution and monitoring of investments in the consumer and food sectors. Prior to joining AUA, he was with JPMorgan Asset Management. David holds a bachelor of arts in economics from Tufts University, where he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He received a master of business administration from Columbia Business School.
