Lav Bauta is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Zion Equities, where he is responsible for setting the strategic vision, planning and execution of the company's investment and growth initiatives. His efforts encompass acquisitions and financing, deal sourcing and modeling, managing value-add repositioning projects, and driving revenue growth. Throughout his career, Lav has achieved remarkable success, increasing assets under management by over 500% and boosting annual revenue growth by over 600%, with new acquisitions totaling more than $100 million.

Lav holds a BA from Duke University and an MBA from Villanova University. He resides in Westchester, New York with his wife and three children.