Arjun Misra is a Managing Director in the U.S. Sponsor Origination team. Prior to joining Apollo, Arjun spent thirteen years at Ares Management, most recently as Managing Director within Private Credit focused on originating and underwriting investments in sponsor backed companies. Prior to Ares Management, Arjun was a member of the Investment Banking Leveraged Finance Sponsors Group at Citigroup Global Markets. Arjun graduated from Rutgers Business School with a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Finance and Economics. He resides in New York with his partner and son.