Aaron Battista
InvestorManaging Partner at Ember · Associate at Bloom Equity Partners
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
About
Senior advisor to global consumer and retail brands with extensive store development experience, having opened nearly 1,000 locations. Previously served as Chief Retail Officer at Kellwood Company managing global expansion and as VP of Retail at VF Corp.'s Contemporary Brand Coalition.
Experience
- Bloom Equity PartnersAssociatecurrent2026 — presentNew York, NY
- LLR PartnersAnalyst2025 — 2026Philadelphia, PA
- Ares Management CorporationGlobal Client Solutions2024Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Drexel UniversityEquity Analyst2023 — 2024Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Goldman SachsAsset & Wealth Management2022 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- SporttradeFinancial Analyst2021 — 2022Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- ViableMkts LLCIntern2021
- ViableEduFinTech Apprentice2021
- EVELYN M FRYE CLINICAL ASSOCIATES, PCBusiness Manager2020Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- United Way of Williamson CountyFundraising Chairperson2017 — 2019Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Skills & more
Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)SpanishFinanceInvestmentsSpreadsheetsFinancial ControllingInvestment Management1Portfolio ManagementClient RelationsPresentation SkillsFinancial Analysis2Equity Research2
+12 more
FactSetValuationFinancial ModelingDCF ValuationCorporate FinanceClient PresentationBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyProject ManagementResearchAnalytical SkillsOrganization SkillsLanguages Spanish
- Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) — FINRA
- Microsoft Excel — Wall Street Prep
- Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Modeling — Wall Street Prep
- Bloomberg Market Concepts — Bloomberg
- FactSet Essentials: Core Products — FactSet
From Aaron's professional profile.
Colleagues at Ember
Alex Grieco
Chief of Staff at Ember
Avani Patel
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Ember
George Zalikas
Designer at Evio VC
Jeff Hsiang
Partner at Bloom Equity Partners
Jerry Bellman
Managing Partner at CALIFORNIA INNOVATION
Luke Tubergen
Co-Founder of the Ember Fund & Managing Partner at Ember
Matt Jung
Managing Partner at Ember
Michael Gilvary
Managing Partner at Ember
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aaron Battista?
- Senior advisor to global consumer and retail brands with extensive store development experience, having opened nearly 1,000 locations. Previously served as Chief Retail Officer at Kellwood Company managing global expansion and as VP of Retail at VF Corp.'s Contemporary Brand Coalition.
- Where does Aaron Battista work?
- Aaron Battista is Managing Partner at Ember.
- Where did Aaron Battista go to school?
- Aaron Battista studied at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance, General).
Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ares Management Corporation61
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