Michael Arougheti is Director, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ares Management Corp (ARES). The company reported total compensation of $68,279,532 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $0 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $49,520,000 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $0 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $18,759,532 |
| Total | $68,279,532 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Ares Management Corp filed April 21, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-026286.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Director, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer | $0 | $0 | $49,520,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,759,532 | $68,279,532 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $0 | $0 | $62,628,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $22,753,842 | $85,381,842 |
| FY2023 | Director, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and President | $0 | $0 | $13,728,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,848,590 | $30,576,590 |
| FY2022 | Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and President | $0 | $0 | $13,728,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20,873,100 | $34,601,100 |
| FY2021 | Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and President | — | — | $53,154,000 | — | — | — | $17,688,896 | $70,842,896 |
| FY2020 | Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and President | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7,303,953 | $7,303,953 |
| FY2019 | Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and President | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12,665,722 | $12,665,722 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Ares Management Corp.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| R. Kipp deVeer | Director and Co-President | $71,930,731 |
| Michael Arougheti this page | Director, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer | $68,279,532 |
| Blair Jacobson | Co-President | $49,818,246 |
| Ryan Berry | Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer | $11,811,608 |
| Jarrod Phillips | Chief Financial Officer | $9,793,670 |
| Naseem Sagati Aghili | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $7,828,839 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Ares Management Corp compensation brief.
Michael Arougheti's compensation sits inside Ares Management Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.