Istvan Zollei

Managing Partner

Mr. Zollei is a Portfolio Manager and a member of the Management Committee responsible for the investment process, portfolio composition, and realizations. He has served on the boards of Mantos Copper, Lundin Gold, Nomad Royalty, Premier Gold, and Greenstone Gold Mines. Prior to Orion, Mr. Zollei was an Investment Manager for the Red Kite Group's Mine Finance business, a predecessor to Orion. Before joining Red Kite in 2012, he worked at Barclays Capital's natural resources private equity investment group ($2bn AUM), as Vice President responsible for executing and managing growth equity investments in the mining, oil/gas, and power sectors. He also spent a year working as VP of Finance and Commercial Operations at one of the portfolio companies engaged in aggregating wind and solar royalties. Mr. Zollei started his career at Lehman Brothers' investment banking division. He earned his BA from Harvard College in Economics and his MBA from the Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) in Finance and Management.