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Pria is an Associate at Strand Equity. Previously, Pria worked in private equity at Ares Management in Los Angeles from 2022 to 2024.

At Ares, Pria was actively involved in evaluating and diligencing investment and M&A opportunities across the healthcare, consumer, and services sectors including Ares' acquisitions of LaserAway and The Lockwood Group.

Pria graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.