Dennis Gies Bio

Dennis joined Roark in 2022 and is a member of Roark’s Investment Committee. He was a Partner and Head of the Consumer Private Equity practice at Ares Management, where he was responsible for sourcing and executing investments in private companies in the consumer goods, consumer services, e-commerce, retail, restaurant, leisure and lodging sectors. Prior to joining Ares in 2006, he worked at UBS Investment Bank, where he participated in the execution of a variety of transactions including leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, dividend recapitalizations and debt and equity financings. Dennis serves as a Trustee and Treasurer of The Center for Early Education. Dennis received a B.S. from Virginia Tech in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. from the University of California, Los Angeles in Electrical Engineering.