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About
Zach Lavin is a Vice President in Investments at Lightyear Capital, joining in 2021. He previously worked as an investment banking associate in the Financial Institutions and Fintech group at Guggenheim Securities and began his career as an analyst at Mizuho Securities. He holds a B.S. from Cornell University.
Experience
- Lightyear CapitalVice Presidentcurrent2026 — presentNew York, United States
- Lightyear CapitalSenior Associate2024 — 2026New York, New York, United States
- Lightyear CapitalAssociate2021 — 2023New York, New York, United States
- Guggenheim PartnersInvestment Banking Associate2019 — 2021Greater New York City Area
- Guggenheim PartnersInvestment Banking Analyst2018 — 2019Greater New York City Area
- MizuhoInvestment Banking Analyst2016 — 2017Greater New York City Area
Skills & more
Languages English
From Zach's professional profile.
Colleagues at Lightyear
Alex Culwell
Associate at Lightyear
Alex Reiner
Associate, Portfolio Solutions at Lightyear
Alexa Feinman
Executive Assistant at Lightyear
Ben Strumeier
Principal, Assistant General Counsel at Lightyear
Bob Lyon
Vice President, Controller at Lightyear
Brendan Lenhard
Senior Associate, Investments at Lightyear
Brittany McCollum
Associate, Fundraising & Investor Relations at Lightyear
Carter Pichardo
Senior Accountant at Lightyear
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Zach Lavin?
- Zach Lavin is a Vice President in Investments at Lightyear Capital, joining in 2021. He previously worked as an investment banking associate in the Financial Institutions and Fintech group at Guggenheim Securities and began his career as an analyst at Mizuho Securities. He holds a B.S. from Cornell University.
- Where does Zach Lavin work?
- Zach Lavin is Vice President, Investments at Lightyear.
- Where did Zach Lavin go to school?
- Zach Lavin studied at Cornell University (Bachelor’s Degree, Industrial and Labor Relations; Minor in Business).
Shared employers
Also worked at Lightyear Capital42
Kari GarberChief of Staff at Shine CapitalMatt PerlmanAdvisory Partner at IA Capital GroupRichard KorhammerManaging Director, Head of Technology at SenaHill PartnersTim WangFounder, Managing Partner at Monolith Venture Advisory LimitedKimberly HilgerSenior Associate at Zone VenturesSarah BerningVice President, Fundraising & Investor Relations at Lightyear
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Also worked at Guggenheim Partners137
Nick ZurickTalent Lead at Pantera CapitalEdi DanalacheSenior Associate at Scale Venture PartnersDavid LeightInvestment Principal at Red Cell IncubationAndrew PengPrincipal at Collide CapitalGiovanni CaloInvestment Analyst at Mercato PartnersMax FeldsteinVice President at Elysian Park Ventures
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Also worked at Mizuho78
Eric VarneyPartner at Mosaik PartnersKosuke MoriManaging Partner at Saison CapitalMilano FurutaDirector – Chief Financial Officer at Takeda VenturesMartha GeorgakopoulouFinance Director at Big Pi VenturesTakashi KimuraInvestor at JIC Venture Growth InvestmentsYuni KimLead, Value Creation at Z Venture Capital
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