Ray Zhang is a partner on the private equity team at PPM America Capital Partners, the private equity arm of PPM America, Inc. (PPM). He is responsible for the origination, evaluation and management of primary fund investments. Prior to joining PPM in 2003, Ray was a senior auditor at Ernst & Young LLP where he focused on private equity and manufacturing clients. Previously, he was an auditor at Glenn Ingram & Company and a financial analyst at Valassis Communications, Inc. Ray earned a master’s degree in economics from Concordia University, a master’s degree in accounting from McGill University, a master’s degree in finance and economics from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. He is a CFA^® charterholder.