Director
Mr. Bhutani is a Director of Ares Management Corporation. Since 2023, Mr. Bhutani has been a Founder of 1989 Holdings Management Corp. Previously, Mr. Bhutani served on the Board of Directors of Lazard Ltd, parent company of Lazard Asset Management ("LAM"), a global investment manager offering clients both traditional and alternative investment solutions in listed equity and fixed income from 2010 through June 1, 2022. Mr. Bhutani was the Chairman of LAM and Vice Chairman of Lazard Ltd until December 31, 2022 and served as the Chief Executive Officer of LAM from 2004 through June 1, 2022. Prior to joining Lazard Ltd in 2003, Mr. Bhutani worked at Wasserstein Perella Group and its successor company, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, where he was Co-Chief Executive Officer, North America, and a member of the Global Executive Committee from 2001 through 2002. Mr. Bhutani served as Deputy Chairman of Wasserstein Perella Group and Chief Executive Officer of Wasserstein Perella Securities from 1994 to 2001. Mr. Bhutani joined Wasserstein Perella Group in 1989, after starting his career at Salomon Brothers in 1985. Mr. Bhutani is active in a number of philanthropic organizations, primarily focused on hunger relief and education. He is a Board member of City Harvest and Children's Aid. Mr. Bhutani is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Bhutani holds a Bachelor of Science from Concordia College and a Master of Business Administration from Pace University.