John Zink

My career has been about fixing what’s broken and helping colleagues and clients perform at their best. I’ve led teams of 25+ inside PE operating groups at Vista and Marlin, building playbooks and driving change across dozens of companies. The pattern was clear: firms demand clarity from their portfolio companies, but often lack it internally.

Misaligned ops roles and a copy-paste hiring model led to churn and missed potential. I started Taurean to fix that—to elevate how PE operates, by designing roles with purpose and ensuring success beyond the hire.

Before Taurean

-Marlin Equity Partners
-Vista Equity Partners
-Deloitte

Education

-University of Texas, McCombs School of Business, MBA
-Indiana University, Kelly School of Business, BS