Ms. Gandhi is a Managing Director and Head of the West Region, North America Relationship Management in the Ares Global Client Solutions Group. Prior to joining Ares in 2020, Ms. Gandhi was a Client Service Executive at Western Asset Management Company, where she was responsible for new business development for U.S. public and multi-employer plans. Previously, Ms. Gandhi was a Client Advisor at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where she worked on comprehensive investment solutions for middle market institutional clients. Ms. Gandhi started her career at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, working primarily with institutional clients across defined benefit, defined contribution and liquidity solutions. Ms. Gandhi holds a B.B.A., with distinction, from University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business in Business Administration.