Biography
Ramin Arani serves on the Boards of public Companies Brunello Cucinelli, LiveXLive, FAST Acquisition Corp I & II, and Velocity Acquisition Corp, as well as private Company Rumble Fitness. Most recently Ramin served as the Chief Financial Officer of Vice Media Group, a position he held from November 2019 until the end of December 2021. Prior to this, Ramin was a Portfolio Manager at Fidelity Investments where he had worked since graduating from Tufts University with a BA in International Relations in 1992. Most recently Ramin was Fund Manager of the Fidelity Puritan Fund from February 2008 through September 2018 where the Fund achieved top 5% performance relative to Lipper and Morningstar Balanced Fund Peers over all key performance time periods. The Fund was a 5-star rated & Silver-designated Fund according to Morningstar, under his management. Prior to the Puritan Fund, Ramin managed the Fidelity Trend Fund for 7 years, the Health Care Sector Fund in the late 90’s, and the Retail Select Fund in the mid-late ‘90’s. As a Fidelity research analyst from 1992-2000, Ramin covered the Aerospace & Defense, REIT, Retail, and Pharmaceutical industries. As an investor in Private Companies for the past 10 years, Ramin has served on several Company Boards such as Legendary Pictures, Vice, Moda Operandi, Rent the Runway, and Goop. Ramin has also personally been a founding partner and/or Board member of Rumble Boxing, ED by Ellen Degeneres, and Girlgaze. Among his philanthropic efforts, Ramin has served on the Boards of The College Foundation of the University of Virginia, The Nichols School, the Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University, Opportunity Network, Devereux Cleo Wallace, and national dog rescue Danny & Ron’s Rescue. Ramin has three daughters, one recently graduated from the University of Virginia, one attending Clemson University, and one attending University of Michigan. Ramin is an avid snowboarder, rock climber, runner, tennis player and live music fan.
