Raymond Zage

After an 8-year stint at Goldman Sachs, Zage rose to prominence at Farallon Capital Management, where he founded the hedge fund's Asian business.[3][4]

At Farallon, Zage spearheaded large private investments in Asian corporates in a way that differed from Farallon's historical investment approach. These investments included the purchase of a controlling stake in Bank Central Asia on the heels of the Asian Financial Crisis, an investment in Aston Resources, which eventually listed and merged with Whitehaven Coal, and Go-Jek, where he serves on the board.[5][6][7]

These investments required Farallon to establish new, closed-end investment vehicles, including Farallon Asian Special Situations I, II, and III,[8] a marked departure from the liquid hedge fund that Farallon had traditionally managed.

After leaving Farallon to found Tiga Investments, Zage was involved in a restructuring of Lippo Karawaci, where he joined the board.[9]

In 2020, Zage was a lead investor in the over $600 million acquisition of Grindr from Beijing Kunlun Tech Co.[10][11] This transaction came about as a result of the decision by CFIUS to compel the owner of Grindr, a Shenzhen-listed Chinese company, to sell the company to US interests.[12]

Zage serves as an independent director of Toshiba Corporation,[13] and has also made personal investments in Whistler, BC[14]

Zage has served as a co-opted member of the Investment Committee of the National University of Singapore, and serves as the chair of the board of the foundation of the Singapore American School.[15][16] He has also been active in Room to Read ,[14][17] and is active in numerous other philanthropic activities.