CION Investment Corporation appointed Charlie Arestia as Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations of CION, effective immediately. In addition, Mr. Arestia will serve as Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations of CION Investment Management, LLC, CION?s investment adviser. Charlie Arestia has served as CION?s Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations since March 2024.

Prior to joining CION, Mr. Arestia was a Vice President at Focus Financial Partners from July 2021 to February 2024, with roles in both investor relations as well as mergers and acquisitions. While at Focus Financial Partners, his investor relations efforts included leading peer analysis and shareholder targeting efforts, as well as managing relationships with equity analysts and the investor community. Also, while at Focus Financial Partners, Mr. Arestia was responsible for sourcing and structuring mergers and acquisitions transactions in the wealth management space and working closely with partner firms on strategic initiatives to drive organic growth.

From 2017 to 2021, he was an equity analyst at JP Morgan with coverage in the specialty finance sector including credit cards, auto and student lenders, business development companies, and mortgage finance. From 2014 to 2017, Mr. Arestia served in the US Army with assignments at Fort Benning, GA and Fort Bragg, NC. In 2010, Mr. Arestia began his career as an analyst at GS Gamma Advisors, a MBS-focused hedge fund at Guggenheim Partners.

Mr. Arestia received a B. A from Johns Hopkins University.