Dara joined GulfStar in 2015 and leads the firm’s marketing and communications efforts, helping to strengthen GulfStar’s brand, relationships, and presence within the middle market deal-making community. Dara is actively involved in the Association for Corporate Growth and currently serves as Chair of the Women’s Forum Committee for the Houston Chapter. She has more than 20 years of experience in marketing and communications. Prior to GulfStar, Dara served as Interim Marketing Director at Dini Spheris (formerly Dini Partners). Previously, she worked as a Senior Marketing Executive at Ernst & Young in London, where she managed the global regulatory reform integrated marketing program across banking and capital markets and financial services teams in Europe. Prior to that, Dara worked in Houston as a Marketing Specialist at UHY Advisors (now BDO USA).

Dara received a Bachelor of Science in Radio, Television, Film and a Business Foundations Minor with high honors from The University of Texas at Austin.