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Vice President
Los Angeles
Mr. Schmidt is a Vice President in the Ares Corporate Strategy Group, where he focuses on the firm's SPAC business. Prior to joining Ares in 2018, Mr. Schmidt was an Investment Banking Analyst in the Energy Group at Evercore. Mr. Schmidt holds a B.S. from Washington University in St. Louis in Systems Engineering and Finance.