Mr. Kohanzakay is an Operating Advisor to the Ares Private Equity Group and joined the CoolSys board in May 2023.  Mr. Kohanzakay works with management teams across the portfolio on developing value creation plans and assisting in the design and execution of strategic initiatives.  He works closely with the CoolSys Finance, Sales and Operations teams in this capacity.  He served as interim Chief-of-Staff and SVP of Corporate Development at The AZEK Company from 2015-2016.  Previously, Mr. Kohanzakay was an independent strategy consultant to Fortune 500s & middle market private equity portfolio companies and worked several years as a strategy consultant at Booz & Company.  Mr. Kohanzakay holds a B.S. from the University of California Berkeley in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences and an M.B.A. with Honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.