Tuan Tran

Tuan Tran is a Partner at Ara, is a member of the Firm’s investment committee, and is involved with all aspects of the firm’s investment process.
He has over 20 years of experience in private equity, investment banking and equity research.
Prior to joining Ara, Tuan was a Partner and a member of the Investment Committee at Intervale Capital (“Intervale”), a $1.3 billion firm he helped build over 15 years.
As a Founding Member of Intervale, he led numerous M&A assignments, equity issuances, and debt financings.
He was instrumental in developing the firm’s strategies around environmental services, industrial services, energy technology, growth equity and combination investing.
While at Intervale, he also spearheaded recruiting, firm building, fundraising and implementation of portfolio management best practices.
Across three funds, he served on the Board of Directors for over 15 portfolio companies.
He started his professional career in Lehman Brothers’ Investment Banking Division, with assignments in New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong.
Tuan earned a BA with honors from Harvard University.
In his spare time, he volunteers for “Little Brothers, Friends of the Elderly” and serves as a Mentor for the Harvard Alumni Association.