Jake Vachal

Jake Vachal is an experienced finance professional currently serving as a Partner at The Raine Group since 2025 and as a Board Member at Essor since 2024. Vachal also holds the position of Board Observer at Foursquare and previously served as a Board Member at Heyday until September 2024. Prior experience includes roles as Managing Director at The Raine Group from 2020 to 2024 and Managing Director at Perella Weinberg Partners from 2015 to 2020. Additional positions include Vice President at Lazard in Telecom & Media M&A, Associate at Barclays Capital in Media & Telecom Investment Banking, and Investment Banking Analyst at UBS Investment Bank. Vachal began a career in finance with an internship at Plextronics in 2007 and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business.