Ari Polychronopoulos is Partner and Head of Product Management and ESG at Research Affiliates. Ari joined Research Affiliates in 2008. He oversees the Product Management and Marketing teams, which are responsible for product strategy, analytics, and strategic marketing and communications initiatives. He serves on the firm's Management and Index Committees.

Prior to joining Research Affiliates, Ari was a senior analyst at IndyMac Bank and a retirement plan analyst at Precept.

Ari received his Bachelor of Science in mathematics and economics from Pitzer College and his Master of Science in financial engineering from Claremont Graduate University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of CFA Institute and CFA Society Orange County.