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Arshad Zakaria

Member, Manager, Chairman of Board at New Vernon Wealth Management

Firm officerUpdated

Arshad Zakaria has been Member, Manager, Chairman of Board of New Vernon Wealth Management LLC, a Highland Park, IL investment adviser managing $781M, since November 2020.

5
Years in role
$781M
Firm AUM
187
Firm clients
5
Firm advisers

From Form ADV filed 31 March 2026Form ADV

Career

Arshad Zakaria is a control person of New Vernon Wealth Management and directly owns under 5% of it. Arshad Zakaria holds a Bachelor of Arts in applied mathematics from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

New Vernon Wealth Management is an investment adviser based in Highland Park, IL, registered with the SEC since 2013. It provides investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals and individual clients. Its regulatory assets under management total $781 million, as filed on 31 March 2026. Its fees, ownership and offices are on the firm’s profile.

Arshad Zakaria is Chairman of New Vernon Wealth Management. Before forming New Vernon in 2003, he was President of the Global Markets and Investment Banking Group at Merrill Lynch, responsible for investment banking, debt and equity markets, and private equity on a global basis. He joined Merrill Lynch in 1987 in Investment Banking and was named managing director in 1991.

Key facts

CRD
2820745
Role
Member, Manager, Chairman of Board
In role since
November 2020 · 5 years
Control person
Yes
Direct ownership
Under 5%
Firm headquarters
Highland Park, IL
Individual registration
No current adviser record · SEC search
Disciplinary history
Not yet shown here · SEC record

Common questions

Where does Arshad Zakaria work?

Arshad Zakaria has been Member, Manager, Chairman of Board of New Vernon Wealth Management LLC since November 2020, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 31 March 2026

How can I verify Arshad Zakaria’s record?

Arshad Zakaria’s role is listed on New Vernon Wealth Management LLC’s Form ADV, which the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov) publishes under the firm’s CRD 164775.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 31 March 2026

Leadership at New Vernon Wealth Management

Sources

  1. IAPD individual lookup, CRD 2820745, checked 22 October 2026. This profile uses the Form ADV officer listing; the individual lookup did not provide a current investment-adviser record.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of New Vernon Wealth Management LLC, filed 31 March 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. New Vernon Wealth Management team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards and the portrait, reproduced for identification.