Ray Zhang is a partner at PPM America Capital Partners, the private equity arm of PPM America, Inc. (PPM).  He is responsible for sourcing and underwriting co-investments and primary fund investment opportunities.  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 graduate degree in accounting from McGill University, a master’s degree in business administration with concentrations 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.