Trinity Capital, a leading international alternative asset manager,  announced the appointment of Zach Taffet as Director of Capital Formation & Investor Relations. Taffet will help drive the strategic direction for the Company's private fund strategies and management of institutional capital through its RIA platform.

Taffet brings nearly a decade of experience in capital raising and investor relations, most recently as a member of BlackRock's Infrastructure Capital Formation Team for their flagship middle-market franchise. In his time at BlackRock, Taffet contributed to raising $13 billion of institutional capital commitments across multiple funds and played a key role recently in launching the franchise's fifth vintage fund.

"We are pleased to welcome Zach to the Trinity Capital team," said Kyle Brown, Chief Executive Officer of Trinity Capital. "As we continue to expand our private fund strategies, we believe Zach's experience will be valuable in strengthening our fundraising efforts and enhancing our ability to raise capital for funds managed by our RIA, all of which is accretive to the Trinity platform and our public shareholders."

Taffet said, "It is a privilege to join Trinity at such an exciting time of growth. We look forward to delivering the firm's capabilities and value to a growing institutional investor base."