Tal Lev Ari is a Managing Director in the Portfolio Oversight Group and is based in London. She is responsible for setting up CIM’s credit platform in Europe. Prior to joining CIM, Ms. Lev Ari was Head of Operations for the Debt & Value Add Strategies Team at LaSalle Investment Management, where she was responsible for portfolio management and loan asset management for all debt and special situations funds and separate accounts. She also worked at GE Real Estate managing its European debt asset management platform, and started her career at Lehman Brothers European real estate principal group. Ms. Lev Ari earned a Bachelor of Laws degree and a Bachelor of Science degree from Tel Aviv University.