Meet the Team

Ari Mentzel

MANAGING PARTNER
[email protected]
917-790-7014

Ari has over 25 years of experience in consumer finance, private equity and accounting. Prior to founding Carbon Wealth Advisors, Ari spent a decade at Citigroup as managing director, holding various roles including CEO and president of CitiFinancial Services and CAO of CitiMortgage. Before this, he worked in private equity as a portfolio manager at American Express and served as CFO at NetAtWork, Inc. He began his career as a CPA at Arthur Andersen.

Ari received his MBA from Columbia Business School and undergraduate accounting degree from Rutgers Business School. He holds his series 66 registration with Mariner Platform Solutions, LLC, a registered investment adviser.

Ari recently moved from Manhattan to Englewood, New Jersey, where he lives with his wife, Rachel, and their four children, Mia, Liberty, Michael and Gabriella. Outside of the office, he enjoys jogging, biking and traveling, as well as coaching soccer and Little League baseball.