Sam Nasser Zare

Sam Nasser Zare is currently a Growth Equity Investor at Blackstone, focusing on the EMEA Investment Team since January 2023, with portfolio management responsibilities for companies such as Celonis and Mollie. Prior to this role, Zare worked as a Growth Equity Investor at SoftBank Investment Advisers from August 2021 to January 2023, where significant investments included Claroty, Elliptic, and Kigen, among others, while also serving as a Board Observer for several portfolio companies. Zare's experience includes a brief position as a Board Observer at Jobandtalent and coaching platform CoachHub, and a consultant role at Boston Consulting Group, contributing to over ten commercial due diligences. Zare holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and completed an exchange semester at the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business.