Aryeh Bourkoff

Aryeh B. Bourkoff (born 1972) is an American businessman and documentary producer. He is the founder and chief executive officer of LionTree LLC, a global investment and merchant banking firm focused on media, technology and telecommunications.

Early life and education Bourkoff was born in 1972 in Palo Alto, California. The son of filmmaker Vivienne Roumani, and is of Libyan Jewish ancestry. Bourkoff attended high school at Baltimore City College High School, graduating in 1991. Bourkoff holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California at San Diego.

Career Bourkoff began his career as a high-yield fixed income research analyst at Smith Barney from 1995 to 1997 and at CIBC World Markets Corp from 1997 to 1999.

In 2007, Bourkoff was named Head of the Media and Communications Research Group, and two years later was named the Joint Global Head of Telecom, Media and Technology Investment Banking. While Vice Chairman at UBS, Bourkoff was recognized by Fortune Magazine on their “40 under 40” list.

After 13 years at UBS, Bourkoff founded LionTree in 2012, and is its CEO. In March 2017, LionTree Partners founded Ocelot Partners, a special-purpose acquisition company that focuses on investment opportunities in the European TMT sector, along with Andrew Barron and Martin E. Franklin.

On August 14, 2020, Daily Front Row listed Bourkoff as one of a group of high profile investors who purchased W magazine, a troubled fashion magazine.

In 2021, he was described as 'media's hottest dealmaker' by The Hollywood Reporter, noting his role in organize WarnerMedia's merger with Discovery and Amazon's acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Politics Bourkoff, a Democrat, has a long history as a fund-raiser for Vice President Kamala Harris, but also is reportedly close to Jared Kushner (son-in-law of former President Donald Trump). Additionally, Bourkoff is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Paley Center for Media, the New York Philanthropic Advisory Board of UNICEF, the Royal Academy of Arts America Board, and Lincoln Center’s Business Advisory Council as well as the Lincoln Center Media & Entertainment Council. Bourkoff has served on the Board of Trustees at Carnegie Hall since at least 2019.

Personal life Bourkoff is the producer of two documentary films, Out of Print and The Last Jews of Libya, both of which had their premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival. Bourkoff currently lives in New York City with his wife Elana and their four children.