Ariel is a General Partner at Brainstorm Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm whose exits include OpenTable, Zappos and KIO Networks in Mexico City. Ariel is a Class 16 Kauffman Fellow and Mentor.  He is also the Vice President of Pacific Community Management, a growth equity impact investment firm, and serves on the boards of several of its portfolio companies. Ariel is the co-owner of Palau Moxó in Barcelona.  Previously, Ariel worked as a management consultant at the Bridgespan Group, an affiliate of Bain & Company. He advised clients, such as the Gates Foundation and Hispanic Scholarship Fund, on their investment and growth strategies. Ariel briefly led the United Nations Development Programme’s Growing Sustainable Business Initiative in Venezuela. Prior to business school, Ariel worked in various capacities at Intel Corporation, including as a manufacturing engineer, pricing analyst and strategic planning manager.  Ariel received his MBA from the Wharton School and holds BS and MS degrees in industrial engineering from UC Berkeley and Georgia Tech, respectively. Ariel is a native Spanish speaker and New Yorker.