Ann Kono, Partner, Chief Information Officer, and Risk Officer at Ares Management

Summary: Among other topics, Ann discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:<br> <br> * The interplay of Ann’s dual role as Chief Information Officer and Chief Risk Office<br> * Data as the primary driver of success<br> * Using technology to separate the signal from the noise in data<br> * Balancing innovation and risk with a two-bucket approach<br> * Creating a collaborative culture to increase innovation<br> * Learning from people outside of your industry<br> * The talent challenge<br> * Eye on the trends: unified communications, robotics and natural language processing, and data management<br> <br>  <br> Ann Kono is Partner, Chief Information Officer, and Risk Officer at Ares Management, a $2 billion global alternative asset management firm. Ann is responsible for Technology, Investment Operations, and Enterprise Risk Management for the firm.<br> Prior to joining Ares Management, Ann served as Head of Global Application Delivery at Western Asset Management, and as Head of Software Development for a startup that specialized in building high traffic commerce sites.<br> Ann has a bachelor’s degree in finance from Boston University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business.<br>