Ariez Dustoor

Ariez is an experienced investor, entrepreneur, and
advisor. He is currently a Partner at NB Group, a private
equity firm he founded in 2017 that focuses on investing
in family or founder owned companies in the US or Canada
with $3 to 15 million of EBITDA and attractive growth
opportunities.

Prior to NB Group, he was a member of the investment
team at Audax Group, the Corporate Development team at Yahoo!, a Co-Founder of Scout Finance (sold to a strategic acquirer in 2017), and started his career as a consultant to Fortune 500 companies at McKinsey & Company.

As a Co-Founder at Scout Finance, an enterprise software company focused on the financial industry, Ariez helped lead product development, sales, and fundraising. At Audax Group, a leading middle market private equity fund, Ariez evaluated new investments and worked closely with portfolio companies, including a large business media and data company, and a physical security services provider.

At Yahoo!, Ariez was heavily involved in new investments and acquisitions globally in the Mobile and Online services spaces. At McKinsey, Ariez worked with Fortune 500 CEOs in a variety of industries in the US and abroad.

Ariez is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he was elected Phi Beta Kappa. He lives in Miami with his wife and two kids.