Bio

Jordan Zaken is a Founding Partner of Gamut and is responsible for deal origination, transaction execution, portfolio management and overall management of the firm's operations. Prior to forming Gamut in 2015, Mr. Zaken worked with Apollo Global Management for 15 years, most recently as a Senior Partner. During his time with Apollo, Mr. Zaken served as a member of the Global Private Equity Investment Committee, Sector Co-Lead of Chemicals, Sector Lead of Power/Coal, Sector Lead of Agriculture and as a member of the firm’s Global Valuation Committee. Prior to Apollo, he worked at Goldman Sachs in its Mergers and Acquisitions Group. Mr. Zaken currently serves on the boards of directors of Grede, Davis-Standard and Hoffmaster. Previously, he served as a director on the boards of companies including JPW Industries, Momentive Performance Materials, Hexion Specialty Chemicals and Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings. Mr. Zaken graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business with a BS in Economics.