Arif Gangat

Arif Gangat

Managing Partner
Cross Sound Management

Arif Gangat serves as a Managing Partner of Cross Sound Management LLC, a SEC-registered investment advisor, and the co-Chief Investment Officer of the Cross Sound Energy Opportunity Fund, L.P. The firm was launched in April 2016 to pursue distressed investment opportunities.

Prior to forming Cross Sound, Arif was a senior investment professional at Arrowgrass Capital Partners. He previously held senior investment positions at Octavian Advisors, Southpaw Asset Management and Sandell Asset Management, and has been focused on distressed investing for more than 15 years. From 2005-2007, Arif served as a board member of Texas Petrochemicals.

Arif received an MBA from the Wharton School in May 1996, graduating with distinction as a Palmer Scholar. He completed the dual-degree Management & Technology Program at the University of Pennsylvania in May 1992, graduating with a B.S.E. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Economics/Finance.