EmergeVest Team

Heath Zarin is the Chairman and CEO of EmergeVest, a global investment firm that seeks to build great businesses, provide innovative capital solutions and generate value for all stakeholders. Mr. Zarin is also the Executive Chairman of EV Cargo, an EmergeVest company with more than $1.5 billion+ of annual revenues and global operations. Mr. Zarin began his career as a corporate lawyer with Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP in New York, where he formed and advised hedge funds and private equity funds. In 2000, he joined DLJ Merchant Banking, which was subsequently acquired by Credit Suisse. At DLJ / Credit Suisse, which had more than $100 billion in assets under management during his tenure, Mr. Zarin had broad experience across LBOs, mezzanine, growth capital and other investment strategies. In addition to developing his multi-disciplinary investment approach, it was at DLJ Merchant Banking that Mr. Zarin learned the importance of deep industry specialization and bringing operational skills to bear to make private equity investments more successful. He was particularly active managing the realization of investments through the public markets. Mr. Zarin relocated to Hong Kong in 2006 to form Credit Suisse's Asian private equity business, where growth equity investments spanned China, India and Southeast Asia, and included several successful IPOs. In 2008, Mr. Zarin left Credit Suisse to form Emergent Investment Group, a Hong Kong-based private investment firm, where he completed private equity investments and advised on special situations. In 2010, Mr. Zarin joined HSBC in Hong Kong as a Managing Director and Head of Principal Investments, Asia-Pacific, with responsibility for all Asian proprietary private investment activities. In 2013, Mr. Zarin formed EmergeVest, with a vision of building a new style of global investment firm. Mr. Zarin's extensive current and previous board service includes companies across Asia, Europe and North America, in diverse manufacturing and service industries with an emphasis on supply chain, technology and financial services. In particular, Mr. Zarin has served as the Chair of Allport Cargo Services, Adjuno, CM Downton, Jigsaw Solutions, NFT, Palletforce and other businesses. Mr. Zarin received his JD from the Fordham University School of Law in 1998 and his BA from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1995. He has been admitted to practice law in the State of New York. Mr. Zarin is also a CFA, CMT and CAIA charterholder, and has completed Certificate programs from Harvard Business School (Investment Management, Strategy). Mr. Zarin has served as an Executive Committee Member of CAIA Hong Kong, as well as on the board of several non-profit organizations.