Ari Rubin is a Partner with Celesta Capital and has 23 years of experience in technology and financial services.

Ari was previously senior director of corporate development at Qualcomm where he focused on partnerships, strategy, and M&A. He was also vice president in investment banking at J.P. Morgan and an associate director at UBS Investment Bank, where he covered sectors including semiconductors, communications equipment, storage systems, and software. Earlier in his career, Ari was an electrical engineer at Raytheon, Space and Airborne Systems.

Ari has a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from U.C. Berkeley and an MBA from UCLA Anderson.