Zach Ruchman

Principal & Managing Director, Private Markets

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Colleges

BA, Princeton University; MBA, University of Virginia

Office Location

Metro Washington D.C.

Zach joined HB Wealth in 2025 as a Principal after working with WMS Partners since 2023. In his role as Managing Director, Private Markets, Zach leads the team responsible for research and due diligence of private market investment opportunities across a variety of asset classes, including private equity, growth equity, venture capital, private credit, infrastructure, and real assets.

Before joining HB, Zach was a Senior Vice President at RockCreek and a Vice President at BlackRock, where he led direct co-investment transactions as well as manager research for both primary and secondary commitments in the Americas, Europe, and Asia on behalf of both institutional and family office clients. He began his career as a consultant with Alvarez & Marsal.

In the community, Zach serves as a member of the finance committee for the Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation.

Zach earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, where he was a Jefferson Fellow. Zach lived in Amman, Jordan, for a year, where he was a Fulbright Fellow at Jordan Applied University.

A man with short dark hair, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and light blue tie, smiles at the camera. The background is blurred with soft blue and white tones.

Zach joined HB Wealth in 2025 as a Principal after working with WMS Partners since 2023. In his role as Managing Director, Private Markets, Zach leads the team responsible for research and due diligence of private market investment opportunities across a variety of asset classes, including private equity, growth equity, venture capital, private credit, infrastructure, and real assets.

Before joining HB, Zach was a Senior Vice President at RockCreek and a Vice President at BlackRock, where he led direct co-investment transactions as well as manager research for both primary and secondary commitments in the Americas, Europe, and Asia on behalf of both institutional and family office clients. He began his career as a consultant with Alvarez & Marsal.

In the community, Zach serves as a member of the finance committee for the Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation.

Zach earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, where he was a Jefferson Fellow. Zach lived in Amman, Jordan, for a year, where he was a Fulbright Fellow at Jordan Applied University.

Colleges

BA, Princeton University; MBA, University of Virginia

Office Location

Metro Washington D.C.