Ariel is Senior Counsel at Bechtel, a global construction, engineering, and project management company, where she supports the Infrastructure Global Business Unit, with a focus on renewables and clean power projects. Previously, Ariel worked in Bechtel's Litigation and Claims department, managing claims, litigation, and arbitration across the company.

Before joining Bechtel, Ariel worked at the international law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, where her practice focused on commercial litigation, including securities, contract, and other commercial disputes, as well as international arbitration. She also clerked for Judge James I. Cohn in the Southern District of Florida.

Ariel holds a Juris Doctor degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree from The George Washington University. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Ariel now lives in Maryland with her husband and two daughters.