Ari Levy is the founder, President, and Chief Investment Officer of Lakeview Investment Group, a Chicago-based fundamentally driven long/short hedge fund formed in 2005 for the purpose of exploiting inefficiencies at the small and mid-end of the global equity capitalization spectrum.
Prior to founding Lakeview, Mr. Levy served as a Vice President and Share Partner at Advisory Research, Inc., a Chicago-based investment management firm with approximately $3 billion in assets under management at the time of his departure. Prior to his time at Advisory Research, Ari served as an Analyst in the investment banking division of Mesirow Financial. Ari holds a B.A. in International Relations from Stanford University and is an active member of Joel Greenblatt’s Value Investor Club.