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Let’s meet one of our 2026 Illustrious Alumni Award honorees: Aryeh B. Bourkoff ’95 🔱 Aryeh B. Bourkoff is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of LionTree LLC, an independent investment and merchant bank specializing in the media, entertainment, tech, telecom and consumer sectors. Bourkoff has advised on high-profile transactions in digital media and technology, partnering with CEOs, creators, and investors to seek to build and shape industries over the long term. Over the past decade, under Bourkoff's leadership, LionTree has built global M&A advisory, capital markets, and asset management businesses, seeking to empower clients to navigate complex opportunities and drive long-term growth, leveraging thematic advice, strategic insights, capital resources, and an expansive global network. Prior to founding LionTree, Bourkoff served as Vice Chairman and Head of Americas Investment Banking at UBS. Before that, he was a high‐yield research analyst in the investment banking divisions of CIBC and Smith Barney. Aryeh serves on the boards of Nobu, Yahoo, Gagosian Gallery, the Fund to End Antisemitism, Extremism and Hate, and Carnegie Hall and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also a Trustee of The Paley Center for Media. The Illustrious Alumni Award represents one of the highest honors for our alumni, celebrating those who have reached extraordinary heights. These alumni are shaping a brighter future as they strengthen Triton pride around the world. 🔗 View the full honoree videos via our UC San Diego Alumni YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/4d0pJD1 #UCSanDiego #UCSDAlumni #UCSD

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