Lainie Papadakis Minnick

Lainie Papadakis Minnick is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in debt capital markets. Currently serving as Partner and Head of US Debt Capital Markets at Ares Real Estate since February 2007, Lainie also holds the position of CFO and Senior Portfolio Manager for Ares Real Estate Income Trust. Prior to joining Ares Management Corporation, Lainie worked at Goldman Sachs from 1998 to 2004 as a Vice President focused on Whitehall funds, and served as Associate Portfolio Manager at Archon Group, a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs, from 1995 to 1998. Lainie holds an MBA from The Wharton School (2006) and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Real Estate Finance from Southern Methodist University (1995).