Charles Cherington

Charles Cherington co-founded Ara in 2017, co-heads the firm alongside Troy Thacker, and is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. He has more than 25 years of private equity experience in the industrial, energy and chemical industries in which he has executed over 50 transactions. Cherington’s ten most recent investments have all targeted carbon reduction in the industrial and chemical industries.

Prior to co-founding Ara, Cherington founded Intervale Capital in 2006 after successfully managing two smaller private equity firms focused on industrial buyouts. Cherington previously worked for Lochridge & Company, a strategy consulting firm. Prior to that, he worked for the Vietnam Fund in Hanoi and Saigon. After graduating from business school, his first job was with Credit Suisse, in municipal finance.

Cherington holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Wesleyan University and an MBA, with honors, from the University of Chicago. He has long been active in the land conservation movement. He serves on the Board of Directors of The Conservation Fund, a national land conservation organization. Cherington and his wife Ashley have donated more conservation easements in the State of Vermont than any other individual or private entity.