Brian Schwarzbach

Brian is an Associate at Cathay Innovation, based out of the San Francisco office.

He is responsible for screening, evaluating, and executing potential Cathay Innovation investments, as well as post-investment monitoring.

Prior to joining Cathay Innovation, Brian was on the Business Operations & Strategy team at Pinterest, where he focused on ad monetization and marketplace dynamics. Prior to Pinterest, he was a fintech investor at LLR Partners, a leading middle-market private equity firm. Brian started his career as an investment banker in Houlihan Lokey’s Technology, Media and Telecom group, where he advised on capital raises, corporate strategy and mergers & acquisitions for companies in the consumer internet, media and entertainment sectors.

Brian graduated from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics with concentrations in Strategic Management, Operations, and Retailing.