Bio

Taylor Leavitt is President of Leavitt Equity Partners, an affiliated value-add private equity fund that seeks to invest capital into growth and lower mid-market opportunities that align with the firm’s core beliefs about the future of health care. Mr. Leavitt also leads the Leavitt Partners Equity Practice which directs the management of the firm’s portfolio holdings, due diligence processes, and relationships with other private equity funds and financial institutions. Mr. Leavitt is based in Salt Lake City. Mr. Leavitt has led the firm’s equity and investment activities since inception which includes equity positions in about a dozen companies (HealthEquity, Independent Living Systems, Health Integrated, Cogent Healthcare, RSA Medical, Curza Global, ReposiTrak and others). In 2014, Mr. Leavitt led the effort of launching Leavitt Equity Partners and successfully raised its first fund. Prior to ZARS Pharma, Mr. Leavitt was a founding employee for the Park City Center for Public Policy. In other capacities, Mr. Leavitt has worked with Epic Venture Capital, SAIC, and Keystone Global Investment LLC. Mr. Leavitt received a master’s degree in business administration from the UCLA Anderson School of Business with an emphasis in private equity and entrepreneurship. He graduated magna cum laude from Utah State University studying finance, economics and international business. Mr. Leavitt enjoys spending free time with his wife and four girls, and serving as commissioner for the Utah Athletic Commission.