Ariail Barker is Director of Business Development, responsible for sourcing new investment opportunities for ACP. Throughout her career in financial services, Ariail has focused on investment sourcing and relationship development across the middle-market landscape. Prior to her current role, she served as Vice President at Clearview Capital, a lower middle market private equity firm, and led the business development and sponsor coverage function for 7 Mile Advisors, a boutique investment bank later acquired by Houlihan Lokey, as a Senior Director. Ariail received a B.A. in Psychology from Clemson University and holds a Master’s degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design.