Ari Dukas

Ari Dukas is a seasoned finance professional currently serving as Managing Director at Canyon Partners, LLC since November 2024. Previously, Ari held the position of Managing Director and Head of Product Specialists at Värde Partners from October 2019 to October 2024, after serving as Director and Product Specialist. Prior experience includes a tenure at BlackRock, where Ari worked from August 2010 to October 2019, holding several roles including Director of Credit Alternatives Product Strategy. Ari began a career at Evergreen Investments and Shepherd Kaplan LLC as an intern. Ari graduated from Tufts University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Economics.