Faruk A.

Faruk A. serves as the Deputy Head of US Co-Investment and Senior Managing Director at Ardian, a global private equity firm managing approximately $160 billion in assets, since November 2017. Prior to this role, Faruk A. was an Advisor in Private Equity Co-Investment at Juna Equity Partners and held the position of Managing Director from March 2016 to October 2019. Faruk A.’s career also includes significant experience at Lehman Brothers as a Managing Director in Private Equity and Principal Investments from 2007 to March 2016, and previously as a Healthcare Investment Banking professional. Earlier roles include Principal at Stockton Partners in Venture and Growth Equity and Audit Professional at Deloitte. Faruk A. holds a Master of Professional Accounting and a Bachelor of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin.