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Sam Zamarripa

Partner Heritage Capital Advisors

Sam Zamarripa is a Managing Partner of Heritage Capital Advisors which provides investment banking services. Heritage has offices in Atlanta and Memphis and specializes in primarily in financial services and media.

He is a Co-Founder and Director of United Americas Bank, N.A., where he currently serves as the Chairman of the Business Development Committee. He serves on the corporate boards of Assurance America Corporation (ASUAM) and Diaz Foods, Incorporated. He is an advisory director of Atlanta Medical Center, a Tenet Healthcare hospital located in Atlanta. Mr. Zamarripa served in the State Senate of Georgia for two terms as a member of the Senate committees on Economic Development, Insurance and Labor, Science and Technology and State Transportation.

Volunteerism and Civic Leadership

  • Atlanta College of Art, Board of Directors
  • The Georgia China Future, Founder & Chairman

  • The Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials, Founder & Chairman

  • WPBA TV, Atlanta Public Television, Board of Directors

  • The Atlanta Technical College, Foundation Board

    • Recent Awards and Recognition

  • The Atlanta Business Chronicle Most Influential: 2003,2004,2005

  • Georgia Trend Magazine: 100 Most Influential Georgian’s: 2004 & 2005

  • The Companeros Award: The Latin American Association 2006

    • Education and Family

    In 1975, Mr. Zamarripa earned his undergraduate degree at New College in Sarasota, Florida and holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship at Syracuse University. Mr. Zamarripa lives in Atlanta and is a long standing member and elder of Central Presbyterian Church. He is married to Robin Dorsey Zamarripa. They have two children, Eva L. Zamarripa and Jane M. Zamarripa.

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