Mr. Donohoe is a Partner and Co-Head of Ares U.S. Real Estate. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation. Additionally, Mr. Donohoe serves on the Ares Real Estate Global Investment Committee and the Ares Real Estate Debt Investment Committee. Prior to joining Ares in 2019, Mr. Donohoe was a Managing Director for Commercial Real Estate Debt in the Real Estate Investment Group of AllianceBernstein, a global investment management firm. Prior to joining AllianceBernstein, from 2010 to 2013, Mr. Donohoe was a Senior Professional at Ranieri Real Estate Partners. In addition, Mr. Donohoe spent approximately 10 years at Deutsche Bank, where he originated, structured and closed first mortgage loans in addition to structuring, pricing and disposing of first mortgage loans, B-notes and mezzanine debt. Mr. Donohoe holds a B.A. from Middlebury College in Political Science.