Career
Adam Zirkin has been Managing Member of Knighthead Capital Management since January 2025. Adam Zirkin is a control person of the firm and directly owns between 5% and 10% of it. Adam Zirkin holds a BA in Biochemistry from Brandeis University.
Knighthead Capital Management, LLC is a New York, NY firm with $19B under management, 50 clients and 29 advisers across 3 offices, as of its May 2026 filing.
Knighthead says Adam Zirkin joined in 2012 after investment roles at Harbinger Capital Partners and Libertas Partners.
The IAPD individual lookup on 17 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.
Credentials and registrations
Individual registration and examination information for Adam Zirkin is unavailable. An officer title or CRD number does not by itself establish current investment adviser representative registration, and no registration or examination counts are inferred.
Officer record
- Full name
- Adam Zirkin
- CRD
- 4446000
- Record basis
- Form ADV officer listing
- Firm bio
- knighthead.com
Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.
Common questions
Where does Adam Zirkin work?
Adam Zirkin has been Managing Member of Knighthead Capital Management, LLC since January 2025, and is a control person of the firm.