Bio

Aron Schwartz is a Managing Partner at ACON Investments. Mr. Schwartz joined the firm in 2014. Previously, Mr. Schwartz was the founder of Constructivist Capital, which worked with family offices and other capital providers, including ACON Investments, to evaluate illiquid investment opportunities and was a Managing Director at Avenue Capital Group. Before founding Constructivist Capital, Mr. Schwartz held positions of increasing responsibility, culminating in Managing Director, at Fenway Partners and was an investment banker in the Financial Sponsors Group at Salomon Smith Barney. Mr. Schwartz has co-led investments in or served as a board member for numerous private companies prior to joining ACON, including among others, the following businesses: Simmons, Riddell Bell Sports, 1-800 Contacts, Commonwealth Laminating, i-Robot and Harry Winston. Mr. Schwartz serves on the Board of Directors of True Value, an ACON fund portfolio company, and has previously served on other ACON fund portfolio company boards, including Igloo Products and RMH Franchise Investments. He is also Chair of the Audit Committee of two NYSE listed companies, Invacare and CION Investment Corporation and a member of the Board of Directors of STVT-AAI Education (d/b/a Ancora Education), a group of private, post-secondary schools located in Texas and Arizona. Mr. Schwartz holds a B.A., cum laude, in International Relations with a Minor in Political Science and a B.S.e, cum laude, in Finance with a Minor in Accounting from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D./M.B.A. from UCLA.