Trevor Nelson

Trevor is a founder and managing partner at Aria and oversees current and prospective investments. Trevor currently serves on the board of Hero Cosmetics.

Prior to Aria, Trevor was a co-founding partner at Alliance Consumer Growth where he co-led the firm through three successful funds and over 22 investments in leading consumer brands from 2011 to 2019. At Alliance, Trevor served on the board of brands including: BarkThins (acquired by Hershey), Evol Foods (acquired by Boulder Brands), LOLA, OUAI Haircare, Clio, among others. While at Alliance, Trevor was named to Fortune Magazine’s 40-Under-40, which recognizes the most influential young people in business and to Forbes’ list of Top Dealmakers in the Consumer Industry.

Previously, Trevor worked in the North American buyouts group at TPG Capital, Harvest Partners, and began his career in the M&A group at Lehman Brothers. Trevor received a B.A. in political science from Northwestern where he was the captain of the men’s division-I varsity soccer team.