Nat Zilkha

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Firebird Music / Executive Chairman of Gibson, Inc. / Sr. Advisor to KKR

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2025
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Apr 2025
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB is a premier auto racing organization co-owned by seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and 2024 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, Jimmie Johnson and Knighthead Capital Management, LLC. Drawing from a rich tradition of success, LEGACY MC is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of motorsport and setting new standards of excellence. The CLUB competes under the Toyota Gazoo Racing banner in the NASCAR Cup Series with the No. 43 Toyota Camry XSE piloted by Erik Jones and the No. 42 Toyota Camry XSE driven by John Hunter Nemechek. Johnson also races on a limited basis in the No. 84 Toyota Camry XSE. With NASCAR legend and Hall of Famer Richard Petty, "The King", serving as CLUB Ambassador, LEGACY MC blends timeless racing traditions with a new forward-thinking vision. As an inclusive community for motorsport enthusiasts, LEGACY MC honors both its storied past and the promising future of its members, always striving for victory and championship glory at the pinnacle of NASCAR competition.
Investor / Board Member
Aug 2021
We create hospitality concepts across the world that are built on the power of experience. Our spaces celebrate the boundary-pushing, genre-defying and one-of-a-kind by bringing culture and community together.
Board Member
Jan 2020
With more than 100 years serving learners, Cengage Group is a global edtech company that enables student choice. No matter how, where, when or why someone wants to learn, our portfolio of education businesses supports all students, from middle school through graduate school and skills education, with quality content and technology. Collectively, our three business units – Cengage Academic, Cengage Work and Cengage Select – help millions of students each year in more than 125 countries achieve their education and career goals and lead choice-filled lives.
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2025
Board Member
Apr 2025
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB is a premier auto racing organization co-owned by seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and 2024 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, Jimmie Johnson and Knighthead Capital Management, LLC. Drawing from a rich tradition of success, LEGACY MC is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of motorsport and setting new standards of excellence. The CLUB competes under the Toyota Gazoo Racing banner in the NASCAR Cup Series with the No. 43 Toyota Camry XSE piloted by Erik Jones and the No. 42 Toyota Camry XSE driven by John Hunter Nemechek. Johnson also races on a limited basis in the No. 84 Toyota Camry XSE. With NASCAR legend and Hall of Famer Richard Petty, "The King", serving as CLUB Ambassador, LEGACY MC blends timeless racing traditions with a new forward-thinking vision. As an inclusive community for motorsport enthusiasts, LEGACY MC honors both its storied past and the promising future of its members, always striving for victory and championship glory at the pinnacle of NASCAR competition.
2022
Board Member
Mar 2022
Jazz Aspen Snowmass is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization whose mission is to present and preserve jazz and related art forms of music through world-class festivals, performances and education programs that enrich our community. Entering its 22nd season in 2012 JAS has grown from a simple event in Aspen to a complex set of multi-day festivals in Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado; a summer series of weekly performances; a winter & summer jazz series of small club performances; and diverse educational programs with both regional and international reach.
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
Jan 2022
Our mission is to do what is best for artists above all, and to inspire the fan in everyone. Firebird is a next generation music company providing career and brand guidance to over 1,000 artists worldwide to help them develop and grow broader global audiences and build longer lasting, higher impact, more profitable careers. Founded by Nat Zilkha (Partner at KKR, Chairman of Gibson Brands) and Nathan Hubbard (former CEO of Ticketmaster, Rival and executive at Twitter), Firebird is redefining the intersection of music, technology and finance and has rich expertise across the spectrum of artist management and intellectual property creation, from traditional endeavors like touring and recording, to cutting edge marketing and consumer product development, to emerging digital platforms, gaming, and AI. Firebird’s rapidly expanding roster of partners includes some of the most important companies across the various aspects of the music landscape today including Red Light Management, Mick Management, Transgressive, Defected, Ntertain, JET, Tape Room, Easier Said and many more.
2021
Investor / Board Member
Aug 2021
We create hospitality concepts across the world that are built on the power of experience. Our spaces celebrate the boundary-pushing, genre-defying and one-of-a-kind by bringing culture and community together.
2020
Board Member, Member of the Executive Committee
Mar 2020
Save The Music is a nonprofit organization that helps students, schools, and communities reach their full potential through the power of making music. Founded in 1997, Save The Music was the first organization in existence dedicated to restoring music programs. The Foundation has donated $58 million worth of new musical instruments to over 2,159 public schools in 276 school districts around the country--impacting the lives of millions of public school students. Check out our website at www.savethemusic.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @vh1savethemusic. #SaveTheMusic
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