Zachary Pavlin is an Associate at SDC and joined the firm in July 2025. Prior to joining SDC, Zachary was an Associate at Blackstone, where he was a part of the flagship Blackstone Capital Partners fund. At Blackstone, he worked across a wide variety of sectors with particular focus on technology and software portfolio management in addition to execution of new private equity investments. He began his career at Morgan Stanley as an Analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions Investment Banking group advising on variety of transactions across a wide range of sectors. Zachary received a B.B.A. in Finance and Economics from the University of Notre Dame.