Mr. Dawahare is the Managing Member of Leonis Financial Services LLC, a full service bookkeeping and business consulting firm based in Calabasas.
He served as the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of Incentive Filmed Entertainment, the feature film production company. Responsibilities included the financial management of the company including all accounting and audit, forecasting and tax work and all reporting to capital providers.
He previously served as the Group CFO of Screen Capital International, the media and entertainment financier, and the CFO and Financial and Operations Principal of SCI Capital Markets, the registered limited scope broker-dealer. Responsibilities included the financial management of the companies and regulatory filings.
Mr. Dawahare was previously Vice President & Controller for Ares Management, a private investment organization with over $50 billion of committed capital, offering collateralized debt obligations, private equity, hedge fund and distressed debt products.
Before joining Ares Management, Mr. Dawahare held key managerial accounting positions with top Los Angeles investment firms Western Asset Management, Post Advisory Group and Dorchester Capital Advisors.
Mr. Dawahare is an active California Certified Public Accountant, is a member of AICPA and CalCPA, holds the Personal Financial Specialist credential issued by the AICPA, and holds the Series 7, 24, 27, and 63 licenses.
Mr. Dawahare holds a Bachelor of Science of Accounting from the University of Southern California.
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