Our Team

Todd M. Abbrecht is Head of Private Equity and a member of the firm’s management committee.

Since joining THL in 1992, Mr. Abbrecht has been involved in the execution of THL’s investments in the consumer and healthcare space and currently sits on the Boards of CSafe Global, Juvare, PCI Pharma Services, Professional Physical Therapy, and Syneos Health (formerly inVentiv Health, Inc.). Prior Board positions include Aramark Corporation, Curo Health Services, Dunkin’ Brands, Inc., Fogo de Chão, Healthcare Staffing Services, Intermedix Corporation, Michael Foods, Inc., National Waterworks, Inc., Party City and Warner Chilcott plc.

Prior to joining THL, Mr. Abbrecht worked at Credit Suisse First Boston in its mergers and acquisitions department.

Mr. Abbrecht holds a B.S.E. in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Abbrecht serves on the Board of Directors of the Joslin Diabetes Center.

Mark F. Abodeely is a senior associate in the Investor Relations Group at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Abodeely worked in the Strategy Consulting & Analytics Group at BlackRock in Boston.

Mr. Abodeely holds a B.S. in Marketing from Providence College and an M.B.A. from the Providence College School of Business.

Mark S. Audet is compliance counsel at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Audet was a Senior Securities Compliance Examiner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  Before that, he was a Compliance Analyst at State Street Global Advisors and a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Mr. Audet holds a B.A. in Political Science from Bridgewater State University and a J.D. from Suffolk University School of Law and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst.

Denise Barry is a vice president of Human Resources at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to her role as vice president, she was manager of human resources for the Firm for over 20 years. She leads THL’s human resource efforts to include employee relations, employee benefits and performance management.  She is responsible for overseeing the administrative staff, as well as office operations.

Ms. Barry holds a BLS in Criminal Justice with a minor in Social Work from Boston University. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Boston Private Equity Human Resource Group (PERG)

Mark Bean is a principal at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Mr Bean is currently a director of Alfresco Software, Inc. and Nextech.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Bean worked as a vice president at Sorenson Capital with a focus on technology in industries including financial services, education and healthcare.  Prior to Sorenson Capital, he worked at L.E.K. Consulting in Boston where he developed growth strategies and conducted growth equity and LBO due diligence.

Mr. Bean earned a B.A., magna cum laude, in Economics from Brigham Young University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Mike Bell is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the Firm’s Strategic Resource Group.  From 2014 to 2018, Mr. Bell was executive chairman of Syneos Health (formerly known as inVentiv Health), bringing to the organization three decades of business management and operational expertise at leading global services companies through every stage of growth.  He also served as President of the Commercial Division of INC Research/inVentiv Health.  Currently Mr. Bell sits on the boards of Agiliti Health, Inc., AmeriLife Group, LLC, Centria Healthcare, Healthcare Staffing Services and Professional Physical Therapy.

Before joining inVentiv Health, Mr. Bell served as Senior Executive Vice President of John Hancock Financial Services, reporting to the Chairman and CEO.  Mr. Bell also cofounded and helped lead the Monitor Group, where he partnered with and provided counsel to companies across the healthcare delivery continuum.  Under his leadership, Monitor Group grew rapidly to 1,000 employees and opened 25 offices worldwide.  Mr. Bell also served as a Managing Partner and Founder of Monitor Clipper Partners, a private equity firm, where he specialized in professional services, procurement outsourcing and pharmaceutical marketing services.

Mr. Bell received his Bachelor’s degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania before attending Harvard Business School for a Master of Business Administration.

Mr. shares his business skills and knowledge as Chairman Emeritus of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and holds several other leadership positions with not-for-profit organizations, including as a member of the Brigham and Women’s finance committee and a trustee of trustee of the Bellexcel board of trustees .

Mark L. Benaquista is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Strategic Resource Group. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Benaquista was senior vice president and co-CIO at Warner Music Group, responsible for the Global Transformation Programs. In this role, Mr. Benaquista oversaw financial processes and systems, master data management, worldwide content and rights management and digital distribution as well as the company’s SAP ERP program.

Before Warner Music Group, Mr. Benaquista was senior director at Merck & Co. spearheading its major business process and supporting technology transformations around the world including the standardization of more than 40 countries and entities onto a single global sourcing platform. Prior to Merck & Co., Mr. Benaquista worked at JP Morgan, where he led a variety of the company’s global networking and standardization initiatives, and Chelsea Consulting, where he led various programs across banking and life sciences.

Mr. Benaquista holds a B.S. in Management Science Information Systems from Rutgers University and holds a M.S. from Kean University in Management Systems Analysis.

Mr. Benaquista is a member of Kean University’s College of Business and Public Management Board of Advisors. He also sits on the CoreTrust IT advisory Board as well as the Advocate Insiders Board of Advisors.

Scott Berger is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Berger worked as an analyst in the Global Healthcare Group at Barclays in New York.

Mr. Berger holds a B.S. in Policy Analysis and Management from the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University.

Mr. Berger serves as the Treasurer of the Young Professionals Board for the Boston chapter of Back On My Feet.

Sandeep Bidari is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Strategic Resource Group.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Bidari was a principal at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he worked with a number of health insurers, health systems and physician organizations across a range of functional topics.  He also led the population health topic for BCG globally.  Mr. Bidari formerly served as staff vice president in the Corporate Strategy Group at Anthem.

Mr. Bidari holds a B.B.A., with high distinction, from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A., with distinction, from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Bidari previously served on Chicago chapter Board of Sponsors for Education Opportunity (SEO).

Henry J. Boye is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Strategic Resource Group. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, he was a managing director in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Practice at Blue Ridge Partners, where he advised companies on revenue growth strategies including market segmentation and opportunity sizing, sales modeling and organizational structures. Prior to Blue Ridge Partners, Mr. Boye worked in a variety of general management and consulting roles in media and information services including as the Publisher of the Harvard Business Review and most recently as the COO and SVP of Corporate Development at Mass Insight.

Mr. Boye holds a B.A., cum laude, in International Studies from Dickinson College and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Boye has been in active in youth sports in Cohasset for many years, serving on the Little League Baseball board and coaching as well as serving as the President of the Wrestling Boosters for Cohasset High School.

Joshua D. Bresler is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Bresler worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its Investment Banking Division’s Financial Institutions Group.

Mr. Bresler is currently a director of System One Holdings, a board observer at Guaranteed Rate and a member of the firm’s investment team on The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. His prior directorships include First BanCorp (Puerto Rico), GCA Services Group, Michael Foods, Sterling Financial Corporation, CompuCom Systems, Inc., and Systems Maintenance Services, Inc.

Mr. Bresler holds an A.B. in Economics, magna cum laude, from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Bresler serves on the Board of Directors of Charlestown Nursery School as Treasurer and on the Board of Directors of Charlestown Little League.

Heather Brooks is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Investor Relations Group.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Brooks worked as a Capital Raising and Investor Relations senior associate for Summit Partners.

Ms. Brooks holds a B.S. in Accounting and Finance, summa cum laude, and an M.S. in Accounting, both from the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire.  She is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Jim Carlisle is a Managing Director at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Carlisle worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Financial Institutions Group.

Mr. Carlisle is currently a director of Autostore, Auction.com, Fortna, Material Handling Systems and a board observer at Univision Communications. His prior directorships include Achievement Technologies, Agencyport Software, iHeartMedia, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Front Line Management Companies and Ten-X Commercial.

Mr. Carlisle holds a B.S.E., summa cum laude, in Operations Research from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Carlisle serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and is an active contributor to the National Park Foundation.

Harsh Daga is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Daga worked as an analyst in the Healthcare Group at Evercore in New York.

Mr. Daga holds a B.S. in Finance and Economics, summa cum laude, from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University.

Mr. Daga serves as a Partner in Social Ventures Partners Boston.

Anthony J. DiNovi is a co-president of Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Mr. DiNovi previously worked in the Corporate Finance Groups at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Wertheim Schroder & Co.

Mr. DiNovi is currently a director of Dunkin’ Brands Inc.  His prior directorships include Endurance Specialty Insurance, Ltd., Experian Information Solutions, Inc., Eye Care Centers of America, Inc., FairPoint Communications, Inc., First Alert Inc., Fisher Scientific International, Inc., The Learning Company, Inc., Michael Foods, Inc., National Waterworks, Inc., Nortek Inc, and West Corporation.

Mr. DiNovi holds an A.B., magna cum laude, in Social Studies from Harvard College and an M.B.A with High Honors from Harvard Business School.

Mr. DiNovi is active in a number of charitable organizations including Boston Children’s Hospital and Regis High School in New York City.

Max Doubenski is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Doubenski co-founded AirWorks, a provider of aerial mapping services to the civil engineering industry. Before business school, Mr. Doubenski worked at Goldman Sachs, where he evaluated equity investment opportunities in the industrials space.

Mr. Doubenski earned a B.A., with honors, in Business Economics from Brown University and an M.B.A. from the Sloan School of Management at MIT.

Ali L. Dowd is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Ms. Dowd is currently a director at Centria Healthcare and Healthcare Staffing Services.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Dowd worked as an associate in the Healthcare Group at TA Associates in Boston.

Ms. Dowd holds a B.A. in Economics and minors in Mathematics and Italian, cum laude, from Vanderbilt University.

Ms. Dowd sits on the Associate Board of Minds Matter Boston, a charity focused on college admissions for high-achieving, low-income high school students.

Conor Fernandez is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Fernandez worked at Apple as a Global Supply Manager for iPad. Previously, Mr. Fernandez was with Snow Phipps Group, a New York-based private equity firm, and worked in the Global Industrials Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Mr. Fernandez holds a B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Timothy R. Ferris is a senior associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Ferris worked as an analyst in the Financial Institutions Group at Morgan Stanley in New York.

Mr. Ferris holds a B.A. in Economics, magna cum laude, from Boston College.

Mark A. Garcia is the chief financial officer, funds. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Garcia was the controller at Bingham Legg Advisers LLC, a private wealth management firm. Prior to Bingham Legg, he held various financial reporting positions with Globespan Capital Partners and Liberty Mutual. Before joining Liberty Mutual, he worked in the Assurance Advisory Services group at Arthur Andersen, LLP and in derivatives and fixed-income trading at Merrill Lynch and ING Barings, respectively.

Mr. Garcia holds a B.A. in Russian Studies with a minor in Economics from Colgate University and a Masters in Accounting from the University of Hartford Barney School of Business. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Andrew Garske is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Garske worked as an analyst in the Healthcare Group at UBS Investment Bank in New York.

Mr. Garske holds a B.S. in Management with concentrations in Finance and Accounting, summa cum laude, from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

Mr. Garske currently serves on the Private Equity / Venture Capital Associate Council at the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley.

Bryan Gelnett is a principal at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Strategic Resource Group. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Gelnett was a supply chain director at Wayfair Inc. where he oversaw inventory planning and management as part of Wayfair’s fast delivery program. Prior to that, he worked as an engagement manager at McKinsey and Company, focused on operations and supply chain. Mr. Gelnett began his career as a nuclear submarine officer, completing four deployments with the USS Kentucky submarine (SSBN 737).

Mr. Gelnett earned a B.S. in Mathematics from the United States Naval Academy, and an MBA, with high distinction, from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

Andrew S. Goberstein is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Goberstein worked at Court Square Capital Partners in its Healthcare Group and at J.P. Morgan in its Investment Banking Division’s Financial Sponsor Group.

Mr. Goberstein holds a B.S. in Finance, cum laude, from Bentley College and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Laura A. Grattan is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Grattan worked in the Private Equity Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Ms. Grattan is currently a director of Alfresco Software, Inc., Juvare, Nextech and a board observer at Univision Communications, Inc.  Her prior directorships include iHeartMedia, Inc., Syneos Health (formerly inVentiv Health, Inc.) and West Corporation.

Ms. Grattan’s charitable and non-profit activities include serving on the board of Boston Scores and BellXcel.

Ms. Grattan holds an A.B., summa cum laude, in Economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Tyler D. Griffith is a director at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Investor Relations Group.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Griffith worked at GCA Savvian and in the Technology Investment Banking Group at Lehman Brothers.

Mr. Griffith holds a B.S. in Brain & Cognitive Sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Ted Growney is a senior associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Growney worked as an analyst in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Credit Suisse in New York.

Mr. Growney holds a B.S. in Commerce with concentrations in Finance and Accounting from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.

Douglas A. Haber is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Haber worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its Investment Banking Division’s Industrials and Natural Resources Group. Mr. Haber also worked at Citadel Investment Group, a hedge fund.

Mr. Haber is currently a director of 8th Avenue Food & Provisions. He was previously a director of 1-800 CONTACTS, Bargain Hunt, CTI Foods, Fogo de Chão, Give and Go Prepared Foods Corp. and Party City.

Mr. Haber holds a B.A., summa cum laude, in Economics and History from Middlebury College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Thomas M. Hagerty is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Hagerty worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions Department of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated.

Mr. Hagerty is currently a director of Black Knight Financial Services, Ceridian HCM Holdings Inc., The Dun and Bradstreet Corporation, FleetCor Technologies, Inc., Fidelity National Financial, Inc., and Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp.  His prior directorships include Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc., Cott Corporation, Inc., EquiCredit Corporation, First BanCorp, HomeSide, Inc., MoneyGram International, Inc., Metris Companies Inc., Syratech Corporation, Sun Pharmaceutical Corp., TAC Bancshares, Inc., Select Beverages, Inc., ServiceLink, LLC. and Tucker Anthony Sutro.

Mr. Hagerty holds a B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Hagerty is serves on the boards of Berklee College of Music and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Matthew L. Hooks is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Strategic Resource Group. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners., Mr. Hooks was a vice president of Portfolio Operations at Monitor Clipper Partners, LLC, where he worked with MCP’s portfolio companies to increase enterprise value through strategic and operational improvements. He also worked as a senior commodities manager at SourceOne, Inc.

Mr. Hooks earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, where he graduated as a Tuck Scholar.

Mr. Hooks serves on the Board of Pleon Yacht Club, a non-profit junior sailing organization.

Daniel G. Jones is a managing director and Head of Strategic Resource Group at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, he was a management consultant at the Monitor Group, advising Fortune 500 companies on growth strategies and providing business diligence and portfolio company strategy support for Monitor Clipper Partners. Prior to Monitor, Mr. Jones worked in a variety of corporate finance roles, lastly as Financial Project Manager and Deputy to the CFO at LAN airlines, the leading Latin American passenger and cargo airline.

While at Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Jones has served in the firm’s Strategic Resource Group providing advisory support to management teams and filling interim senior executive roles across the portfolio. Mr. Jones has served on the Boards of Alfresco, Nextech and Clear Channel Outdoor.

Mr. Jones holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Mr. Jones has also served on the Board of Trustees for Spaulding Rehabilitation Network and Partners Continuing Care since 2016.

Mr. Kaczmarek is a director at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Mr. Kaczmarek is currently a director of Auction.com, AutoStore, Fortna and Material Handling Systems, Inc.  His prior directorships include Ten-X Commercial.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mike worked as a vice president of Rockbridge Growth Equity, where he worked to source, evaluate and execute transactions and was an active portfolio company board member.  Mr. Kaczmarek also worked as an associate at Pamlico Capital where his work was focused in the business & technology services and communications industries. Prior to Pamlico Capital, Mike worked in investment banking with Wachovia Securities where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, equity financings and leverage finance transactions for both public and private companies in the technology, media & telecom industries.

Mr. Kaczmarek holds a B.S. in Finance from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University.

Jon Lange is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Lange worked at Elliott Management, an activist hedge fund based in New York, where he invested in healthcare, technology, and consumer companies.  Previously, Mr. Lange worked in the North American private equity group at Bain Capital and at the Baupost Group, an investment firm based in Boston.  Mr. Lange began his career at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the technology, media, and telecommunications investment banking group.

Mr. Lange holds a BSE, summa cum laude, in Operations Research and Financial Engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Jonathan Lee is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Lee worked as an analyst in the Strategic Advisory Group at PJT Partners in New York.

Mr. Lee holds a B.A. in Information Science from Cornell University.

Mr. Lee serves as Co-Chair of Access Better Learning and Education (ABLE).

Eric S. Lin is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Lin worked as a senior associate at Angelo, Gordon & Co. in New York, where he focused on investments in the financial & business services and consumer industries.

Mr. Lin holds a B.B.A., with high distinction, from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Cliff Longley is a principal at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Longley worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its Investment Banking Division’s Financial Institution Group.

Mr. Longley is currently a director Professional Physical Therapy (ProPT) and a former director of Give and Go Prepared Foods Corp.

Mr. Longley holds a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, summa cum laude, from Vanderbilt University, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Camyar Matini is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Matini worked as an investment banking analyst in the Industrials Group at Lazard Frères & Co. in New York.

Mr. Matini holds a B.A. in Economics from Yale University.

Mr. Matini is actively involved in the Boston chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

Gregory R. Maxon is a managing director and head of capital markets at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Mr. Maxon leads capital markets related activities across THL’s growing portfolio.

Mr. Maxon joins THL from J.P. Morgan Securities, where he served in the Leveraged Finance group since 2007. He was responsible for structuring and executing high yield bond and leveraged loan transactions for J.P. Morgan’s financial sponsor and corporate clients. Mr. Maxon began his career at J.P. Morgan in 2004 in the Credit Risk group, where he focused primarily on financings for financial sponsor-backed transactions.

Mr. Maxon holds a B.A. in Economics from New York University.

Michael McDonnell is the chief financial officer, management company. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. McDonnell was a manager with Alvarez & Marsal’s Transaction Advisory Group specializing in providing financial due diligence services for private equity and strategic buyers. Previously, Mr. McDonnell worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Transaction Services and Assurance and Business Advisory Services practices. Additionally, Mr. McDonnell worked for R.A. Hall & Co. providing tax and business advisory services to individual and small business clients.

Mr. McDonnell holds a B.S. in Accounting from Bryant University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Janie McDonough is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. McDonough worked as an analyst in the Retail and Consumer Products Group at Credit Suisse Securities in New York.

Ms. McDonough holds a B.A. in Spanish and English, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University.

Bradley Miles is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Miles worked as an analyst in the Global Industrials Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York.

Mr. Miles holds a B.A. in Physics and Economics, magna cum laude, from Colgate University.

Mr. Miles serves on the Young Professional’s Committee with Goodwill Industries International.

Joined Thomas H. Lee Partners in 2020.

Gaurav Mittal is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Mr. Mittal leads business development related activities including sourcing strategy, market-facing relationships and development of opportunities for the Automation Fund.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Mittal was a managing director in the Global Industrials Group at Credit Suisse in New York, where he focused on the coverage of large-cap multi-industry and industrial technology companies.  During his nearly decade long career at Credit Suisse, Mr. Mittal was involved in developing corporate relationships and executing a wide range of M&A, equity and debt offerings.

Mr. Mittal holds a B.Tech. in Computer Science from Punjab Technical University, India and an M.B.A. from Duke University.

Kevin Mok is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Mok worked as an analyst in the Technology, Media & Telecom Group at Goldman Sachs in New York.

Mr. Mok holds a B.S. in Management with a concentration in Finance, summa cum laude, from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

Mr. Mok is actively involved in the Boston community with Social Venture Partners, the Young Professionals Committee of Goodwill Massachusetts, and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Joshua M. Nelson is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Nelson worked at JPMorgan Partners, the private equity affiliate of JPMorgan Chase. Mr. Nelson also worked at McKinsey & Co. and The Beacon Group, LLC.

Mr. Nelson is currently a director of Agiliti Health, Inc., Centria Healthcare, CSafe Global, Healthcare Staffing Services, Professional Physical Therapy (ProPT) and Syneos Health (formerly inVentiv Health, Inc.).  His prior directorships include 1-800 CONTACTS, Inc., Curo Health Services, Hawkeye Energy Holdings, Intermedix Corporation and Party City.

Mr. Nelson holds an A.B., summa cum laude, in Politics from Princeton University and an M.B.A. with Honors from Harvard Business School.

Soren L. Oberg is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Oberg worked at Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated in the Merchant Banking Division.  Mr. Oberg has also worked at Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Incorporated and in the Global Strategist’s office at Cowen & Company.

Mr. Oberg is currently a director of Hightower Advisors and System One. His prior directorships include Ceridian Corporation, Comdata Inc., CompuCom Systems, Inc., Grupo Corporativo ONO, National Waterworks, Inc., Prime Risk Partners, Systems Maintenance Services, Inc., and West Corporation.

Mr. Oberg holds an A.B., cum laude, in Applied Mathematics from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Oberg presently serves as a member of the Investment Committees at The Roxbury Latin School and Luther College and is active in various private and non-profit institutions.

Trevor Owens is a business development manager at Thomas H. Lee Partners focusing on Automation.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Owens was a marketing associate at J.P. Morgan Securities where he was responsible for the business development efforts of a private equity and venture capital coverage group.  Prior to that, Mr. Owens founded OpusVR, an SAAS platform enabling artists and art galleries to drive mobile commerce through virtual reality.

Mr. Owens holds a B.A. in Economics from Saint Michael’s College.

Vicente Piedrahita is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Strategic Resource Group. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Piedrahita worked at Clear Channel Outdoor as director of strategic projects. Mr. Piedrahita also worked at Monitor Group as a consultant, where he led a team that provided strategic due diligence on acquisition opportunities for Monitor Clipper Partners. He also led market analyses/recommendations to clients in a number of industries for Market2Customer, a division of Monitor Group specializing in marketing strategy.

Mr. Piedrahita holds a B.A., cum laude, in Sociology from Princeton University and an M.B.A. with high distinction from Harvard Business School.

Salvador Quinonez is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners and leads the Firm’s Information Technologies Group. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Quinonez was a senior systems engineer of technology consulting firm Eze Castle Integration and Owner of QPC Fix, LLC. He has managed IT initiates for Vinik Asset Management, John Hancock, Fidelity Investments and Unisys Corporation.

Mr. Quinonez holds a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Certified Cisco Network Associate and a member of the National Private Equity CTO (PECTO) Group.

Megan M. Preiner is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining THL, Ms. Preiner worked in the Media & Telecommunications Group at Credit Suisse in New York.

Ms. Preiner is currently a director of Agiliti Health, Inc., Centria Healthcare, CSafe Global, Healthcare Staffing Services, and Phillips Pet Food & Supplies. Her prior directorships include Intermedix Corporation.

Ms. Preiner holds a B.A. in Political Economy, cum laude, from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Ms. Preiner serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors of Friends of Excel Academy, a network of charter schools serving the greater Boston area.

Arthur B. Price is Chief Compliance Officer and Assistant General Counsel at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  In addition to his legal and compliance roles, Mr. Price leads THL’s ESG program.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Price practiced corporate law at Ropes & Gray LLP where he focused on securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate representation.

Mr. Price holds a B.A. in International Relations from Georgetown University and a J.D. from Georgetown Law School.

Mr. Price volunteers with the Charlestown Lacrosse & Learning Center, a non-profit organization in Charlestown, MA.

Ganesh B. Rao is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Rao worked at Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated in the Financial Institutions Group.

Mr. Rao is currently a director of Dun & Bradstreet, Black Knight Financial Services, Ceridian HCM Holding Inc., Hightower Advisors, AmeriLife Group, Auction.com, MoneyGram International and a board observer at Guaranteed Rate. His prior directorships include Comdata, Nielsen and Ten-X Commercial.

Mr. Rao holds a B.A., summa cum laude, in Economics from Duke University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Alec S. Ren is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Ren worked as an analyst at Evercore in New York.

Mr. Ren holds a B.A. in Biology and a B.S. in Economics with a concentration in Finance, magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Shahnasarian is a principal at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Mr. Shahnasarian is currently a director of AmeriLife Group, LLC and Prime Risk Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Shahnasarian worked as a senior associate for Bernhard Capital Partners in Baton Rouge, LA where he was involved in all facets and stages of deal execution.

Mr. Shahnasarian holds a B.S. in Finance & Accounting, magna cum laude, from Florida State University, and a MSc. in Accounting and Finance, with Merit, from The London School of Economics.

Kearney Shanahan is a Principal at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Shanahan worked at Solamere Capital where he sourced, evaluated and executed transactions and was an active portfolio company board member. While at Solamere, he focused on healthcare, business, financial and government service and tech-enabled service businesses. Prior to Solamere Capital, he worked as an Associate at Fisher Lynch Capital and a Senior Associate at Cambridge Associates.

Mr. Shanahan holds a B.A. in Biology from Colby College and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Angela Shen is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Shen worked as an analyst in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Evercore in New York.

Ms. Shen holds a B.S. in Commerce & B.A. in Economics from the McIntire School of Commerce from the University of Virginia.

Ms. Shen is actively involved with Boston Cares.

Matthew Siatczynski is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Siatczynski worked as an analyst in the Technology M&A Group at Lazard Freres & Co. in Boston.

Mr. Siatczynski holds a B.B.A. in Finance and Economics from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame.

Gazal Sikand is a Principal at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Strategic Resource Group. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Sikand was a Consultant at Genpact LLC focused on operations transformation, program management and analytics. Ms. Sikand also worked at Capital IQ as a Research Associate.  She has the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification, is a Project Management professional and also holds the FRM certification.

Ms. Sikand holds a B.S. in Mathematics from St. Stephen’s College and an M.B.A. from Institute of Management Technology, India.

Jagjit P Singh is a director at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, he was a chief architect (Consulting) in the commercial division at inVentiv Health, managing multiple strategic initiatives.

Prior to inVentiv, Mr. Singh worked in a variety of corporate technology roles, most recently as vice president and head of Big Data for Warner Music Group, where he was previously senior director and head of the SAP Customer Center of Excellence. Prior to Warner Music Group, Jagjit held highly technical positions at Merck & Co where he leveraged technology to streamline and transform operations resulting in material business improvements. He has pioneered innovation with expertise in bridging the gap between technical capability and business functionality.

Mr. Singh holds a B.E. in Computer Science from MGM’s College of Engineering in Nanded, Maharastra, India, with a major in artificial intelligence and parallel processing.

Ravi Sinha is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Sinha worked as an analyst in the Financial Institutions Group at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. in New York.

Mr. Sinha holds a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics, cum laude, from Columbia University.

Mr. Sinha is actively involved with MassRobotics, Minds Matter Boston, and serves on the Board of the Columbia Young Alumni Association.

Mr. Sperling is co-president and Co-Chairman of the Management Committee of Thomas H. Lee Partners.

Mr. Sperling’s current and prior directorships include Thermo Fisher Scientific Corp., the Madison Square Garden Company, Experian, Warner Music Group, Houghton Mifflin Co., Fisher Scientific, Agiliti, Univision Communications, Inc., iHeartMedia, Inc., Front Line Management Companies., The Learning Company, PriCellular Corp., ProcureNet, ProSiebenSat.1, Wyndham Hotels, Federal Street Acquisition Corp. and several other private companies.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Sperling was, for more than a decade, managing partner of the affiliate of Harvard Management Company that managed all alternative asset classes for Harvard University’s endowment fund. Before that he was a Senior Consultant with the Boston Consulting Group.

Mr. Sperling is involved with a number of charitable and non-profit organizations. He is Chairman of MassGeneralBrigham, the Parent of the Harvard teaching hospitals, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital as well as a number of leading specialty and community hospitals and physicians practice groups. He is Chairman Emeritus of the CitiCenter for Performing Arts and Wang Theater. He is also a member of each of the Harvard Business School Board of Dean’s Advisors, the Harvard University Committee on University Resources and the Harvard Business School’s Rock Center for Entrepreneurship.

Mr. holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. from Purdue University. He is married with four children.

Rob Spies is a director at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Strategic Resource Group.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Spies was a senior product marketing manager at Vistaprint leading product development and go-to-market activities for a top category.  Prior to that, he was a consultant and case team leader at The Monitor Group focused on marketing and sales strategy.

Mr. Spies earned a B.A., magna cum laude, in Economics and Architectural Studies from Tufts University, and an MBA, with high distinction, from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Mr. Spies is an active supporter of AccesSport America, a Boston-based nonprofit that offers adaptive sports and physical training for people with disabilities.

Stephanie S. Stamatos is a managing director and the head of Human Capital and is responsible for providing leadership and executing human resource strategies in the areas of talent acquisition and succession planning, talent management and development, organizational planning, and employee engagement.

Prior to rejoining Thomas H. Lee Partners in 2016, Ms. Stamatos held a senior Human Resources position at Grantham, Mayo van Otterloo overseeing the creation and implementation of all leadership and management development practices at the firm. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners in 2010, Ms. Stamatos was a senior vice president at Silver Lake in New York where she oversaw all aspects of Human Resources strategies and initiatives globally. Ms. Stamatos also spent over 12 years at Fidelity Investments where she provided human resources consultation to a number of different business groups focusing on organizational design, executive coaching, workforce and succession planning, and leadership effectiveness.

Ms. Stamatos holds a B.A. in Economics from Bates College.

Ms. Stamatos serves as Chairman on the Board of Directors of the Boston Collegiate Charter School.

Jeff T. Swenson is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Swenson worked in the private equity group at Bain Capital, LLC. Mr. Swenson also worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company.

Mr. Swenson is currently a director of 1-800 CONTACTS, 8th Avenue Food & Provisions and Phillips Pet Food & Supplies. He was previously a director of Acosta Sales and Marketing, Bargain Hunt, CTI Foods, Fogo de Chão (Nasdaq: FOGO), Give and Go Prepared Foods Corp., GrubHub Seamless Holdings Corporation, GCA Services Group, Intermedix Corporation and West Corporation and a board observer at Dunkin’ Brands, Inc.

Mr. Swenson holds a B.A., with honors, in Economics from Northwestern University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Outside of THL, Mr. Swenson is active in various private and non-profit institutions and currently sits on the board of 88 Acres, a mission-based, healthy snacks company.

Nik Tikoo is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Tikoo worked as an analyst in the Industrials Group at Lazard Frères & Co. in New York.

Mr. Tikoo holds a B.S. in Applied Economics and Management, magna cum laude, from Cornell University.

Mr. Tikoo is actively involved in the Boston chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

Laira Torres-Ruiz is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Torres-Ruiz worked as an analyst in the Consumer & Retail Group at Guggenheim Partners in New York.

Ms. Torres-Ruiz holds a B.S.B.A. in Finance and Spanish, with honors, from the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Ms. Torres-Ruiz serves as an Alumni Mentor for Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) and as the National Vice President of PGN.

Ashley Waddell is a procurement manager at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Strategic Resource Group. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners., Ms. Waddell was a manager of Availability Analytics at Wayfair, where she worked to reduce supplier replenishment costs and streamline the inventory planning process.

Ms. Waddell earned a B.S. in Operations Research and Information Engineering with a minor in Business from the College of Engineering at Cornell University.

Christina Warner is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Warner worked as an analyst in the Consumer Retail Group at Barclays in New York.

Ms. Warner holds a B.A. in Political Science, International and Comparative Politics, with honors, from Brown University.

Kent R. Weldon is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Weldon worked at Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated in the Financial Institutions Group.  Mr. Weldon also worked at Wellington Management Company, an institutional money management firm.

Mr. Weldon is currently a director of Phillips Pet Food & Supplies. His prior directorships include Acosta Sales and Marketing, Bargain Hunt, CTI Foods, Give and Go Prepared Foods Corp., iHeartMedia, Inc., CMP Susquehanna Corp., FairPoint Communications, Inc., Fisher Scientific International Inc., Michael Foods, Nortek, Inc., Progressive Moulded Products, and Syratech Corporation.

Mr. Weldon holds a B.A., summa cum laude, in Economics and Arts and Letters Program for Administrators from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Weldon formerly served as a member of the Board of Trustees at The Meadowbrook School in Weston, MA, and remains a Trustee Emeritus.  He also formerly served on the Board of Trustees at The Winsor School in Boston, MA, and remains a member of the Corporation. He is a board member of Good Sports, a Boston based non-profit organization, and is involved in various other community and non-profit organizations.

Gregory A. White is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners and leads the Firm’s Investor Relations Group. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. White worked at Thomas Weisel Partners. Mr. White has also worked at TA Associates, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Smith Barney and UNC Ventures. In addition, Mr. White served as executive director of the Massachusetts Pension Fund from 1994 to 1997.

Mr. White holds a B.N.E. from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Shari H. Wolkon is a managing director and general counsel at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Wolkon was a corporate partner at Ropes & Gray LLP, where she specialized in private equity transactions, public company mergers and acquisitions, and securities law compliance.

Ms. Wolkon holds an A.B., cum laude, in Economics from Princeton University, an M.B.A., with Distinction, from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University and a J.D., cum laude, from Cornell Law School.

Nicole Wong is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Strategic Resource Group.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Wong worked at ghSMART, advising PE investors, boards and C-suite executives on performance and leadership.  Ms. Wong was also a member of ghSMART’s CEO Genome Project, supporting CEOs, executives on the path to CEO, and boards managing all stages of CEO succession.  Previously, Ms. Wong worked at Goldman Sachs with a specific focus on talent management for the Global Securities Division.  She began her career in Securitized Products, holding various roles in research, sales, and trading at JPMorgan and UBS Securities.

Ms. Wong holds a B.A. in Economics from Brown University.

Lily Wray is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Strategic Resource Group.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Wray held various leadership roles at Liberty Mutual spanning operations capacity management, innovation, and marketing/media planning; most recently, she was Vice President of Emerging Technology Operationalization where she incubated and scaled automation technologies.  Prior to her time at Liberty Mutual, she was a director of strategy and analytics at G-Form, where she drove marketing strategy and execution as well as financial analysis.  Prior to that, she was a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company.

Ms. Wray earned a B.A. in Economics from Brown University.

Mr. Ahluwalia is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners. He brings over twenty-five years of operating and financial services experience with a proven track record of building, fixing and growing businesses, most recently in wealth management. Mr. Ahluwalia has provided strong leadership in a number of different roles including COO, CEO and President, and Chief Risk Officer. Mr. Ahluwalia is currently a director of Hightower Advisors and was a co-founder of 280 CapMarkets.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Ahluwalia was an advisor and COO at Ovo Cosmico, Inc., a VC-backed start-up with a mission of making credit affordable and accessible everywhere. He was also president and CEO of AssetMark, Inc., where he focused the company’s strategy on growth through advisor engagement, improved execution, and product and service innovations. As President and CEO of GE Private Asset Management and Genworth Wealth Management, he transformed the unit from a boutique business to one with industry-leading profitability. He previously served as a Senior Vice President at GE Insurance and Chief Risk Officer at GE Edison Life Insurance.

Mr. Ahluwalia holds an M.S. cum laude from New Jersey Institute of Technology, a B.S. of Computer Science from New York University College of Arts and Sciences, and a B.E. of Electrical Engineering from Cooper Union.

Since 2011, Mr. Ahluwalia has served as the President of the board of Ensaaf, whose mission is to fight crimes against humanity in India, with a special focus on Punjab, by documenting abuses, bringing perpetrators to justice, and organizing survivors.

David Alexander is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners.  He brings over thirty years of executive experience in retail, consumer services and operations to the firm.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Alexander was the president and CEO of TruGreen, the world’s largest lawn care provider, where he spearheaded revitalizing the brand through expanded services, improved service delivery and increased associate engagement.  Based on the turnaround of TruGreen David was named the 2017 E&Y Southeast Entrepreneur of the year for retail and consumer.

Prior to joining TruGreen, Mr. Alexander served as the president and CEO at Citi Trends, an apparel retailer.  Mr. Alexander formerly was the chairman, president and CEO of Portrait Corporation of America. He also worked at Family Dollar Stores in numerous roles including president and COO, and executive vice president of Supply Chain and Real Estate.  His responsibilities while there included merchandise planning and forecasting, real estate, construction, supply chain and all aspects of store operations.

Mr. Alexander holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from East Tennessee State University.

Mr. Aquilina is a business development advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners.  After previously serving as an Executive Advisor to THL, he brings over twenty-five years of private equity operating experience to the firm with significant experience in software, hardware and Internet technologies.  Mr. Aquilina has provided strong leadership in a number of different roles including senior vice president, vice president and director of business development, and has demonstrated success in managing projects, developing processes, and building internal organizations.

Mr. Aquilina previously was the vice president of Corporate Development at Avid Technologies and the senior vice president of Strategy and Corporate Development at Progress Software Corporation where he led the annual strategic planning process and managed day-to-day operations.  Prior to that, Mr. Aquilina was responsible for corporate development and business development at Autodesk, Inc.  Mr. Aquilina previously worked at Stonebridge Technology Associates, Broadview International, LLC. and Hewlett-Packard Company.

Mr. Aquilina holds a BSE, cum laude, in Computer Science from Princeton University and J.D. and M.B.A. Degrees from the Boalt Hall School of Law and the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

Mr. Aquilina volunteers with Habitat for Humanity in his spare time.

A.J. Axelrod is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners.  He brings extensive experience developing and executing high impact strategies across companies and industries with deep experience in Payments, Vertical SaaS and Marketplaces to the firm.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Axelrod founded a consulting practice focused on providing strategic and operating advice to payments and software companies as well as diligence and operating advice to Private Equity and Venture Capital firms. Previously, Mr. Axelrod was a senior director leading the Payments, Strategy and Operations group at MINDBODY Inc., where he held global responsibility for developing and implementing strategies, processing relationships, product development and go to market activities for MINDBODY’s payments business. Previously, Mr. Axelrod also played key roles in Visa Inc.’s Digital Solutions group. Mr. Axelrod started his career at Accenture Plc where he was a consultant in the firm’s Corporate Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions practice.

Mr. Axelrod holds a B.S. in Human and Organizational Development from Vanderbilt University.

Mr. Cooke is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners and is focused on business development in the consumer and retail sectors. He brings over twenty-five years of private equity and M&A experience to the Firm. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Cooke was a managing director at TriArtisan Capital Partners where he originated and executed private equity investments in the consumer and retail sectors alongside leading private equity firms. Prior to that, Mr. Cooke co-founded Cofunds, the largest mutual fund supermarket platform in the UK. Mr. Cooke previously worked in the investment banking divisions of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Lehman Brothers.

Mr. Cooke holds an A.B., cum laude, in Economics from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Mr. DeGruttola is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners.  He brings over 34 years of experience innovating and transforming insurance technology to the firm.  Mr. DeGruttola held a number of senior leadership roles in operations and technology for the Commercial, Personal Lines, and Life/Annuity Business units at Liberty Mutual Group.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. DeGruttola was the Senior Vice-President & Chief Information Officer of Liberty Mutual Groups’ US Consumer Markets Unit, where he led the implementation of several technology firsts including an award-winning online sales & service eCommerce platform, a master customer data management solution and several others. While there, he led an organizational transformation as well as the technology platform’s transition from an on-premise, service-oriented-architecture to a cloud-based, microservices architecture with automated pipelines.  In addition to his technology leadership, Mr. DeGruttola partnered with the Liberty Mutual Strategic Venture Committee in evaluating investments and funding for InsTech business and technology investment opportunities.

Prior to this role at Liberty Mutual, Mr. DeGruttola was Senior Vice-President and Manager of Operations positions in both their Personal Lines and Commercial Insurance Strategic Business Units.  In these roles, he was the executive responsible for strategic system development initiatives as well as running several operations including billing, receivable management, policy administration, regulatory statistical filings, residual commercial auto and workers compensation underwriting and others.  He retired from Liberty Mutual in July 2018.

Mr. DeGruttola holds a B.S. in Biology, cum laude, from Westminster College.

Mr. DeGruttola is a founding and current member of the Friends of Stonebridge Charity and previously served on the Greater Seacoast United Way Board.

Harris Hyman is a senior healthcare advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners.  He brings over thirty years of healthcare services experience and has a demonstrated track record of actively working with management teams to help build industry-leading companies.  Mr. Hyman has served on the Board of Directors of numerous public and private healthcare companies, including MedAssets, United BioSource, Summit Behavioral Health, Intermedix and EyeSouth Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Hyman founded Northwood Healthcare Partners, a healthcare private investment firm.  Prior to founding Northwood, Mr. Hyman was a Managing Director at Flexpoint Ford, an industry focused private equity firm where he helped lead the firm’s healthcare investment activity.  Previously, he was a Managing Director of Credit Suisse First Boston where he served as Co-Head of Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions.

Mr. Hyman holds a B.S. in Engineering, magna cum laude, from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Hyman has been active on a number of not-for-profit boards, including Trout Unlimited, where he has served as Treasurer and a member of the Board of Trustees for over 10 years, and MedStar Health, a $4 billion health system.

Katherine S. Krone is an executive advisor at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the Firm’s Strategic Resource Group. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Krone was a senior partner and a practice leader with Korn Ferry and Egon Zehnder International, advising boards of directors and CEOs on topics including the CEO’s evolving leadership challenges, leadership transitions & succession, executive leadership teams, management and boardroom dynamics, strategy development & alignment, M&A, and all aspects of organization design, culture, governance and people strategy.

Prior to Egon Zehnder, with Deloitte, Mercer, and Bank of America, Ms. Krone advised Fortune 500 global enterprises, investors and high growth ventures at the intersection of strategy, organization systems and leadership, including growth and innovation strategy, crisis & turnaround interventions, pre-deal due diligence / M&A restructuring, globalization, sales effectiveness/ customer experience, organization architecture, and transformational change.

Ms. Krone works closely with Thomas H. Lee Partners’ portfolio companies to build high performance boards and senior leadership teams, design agile organizations for growth, formulate growth strategies and align the teams with the direction of choice, and tackle urgent talent, organizational, culture and management challenges.

Ms. Krone holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Georgia and dual M.S. degrees in Technology and Risk Management from Georgia State University. She attended Harvard Extension Program in Organizational Behavior.

Ron Kyslinger is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners.  He brings nearly thirty years of operations, manufacturing and engineering experience with a consistent record of success in all sectors of engineering and operations.  Mr. Kyslinger has provided leadership in a number of different roles including SVP and VP of engineering and operations as well as executive director, general manager of manufacturing, and global director of strategy and has demonstrated success in leading organizations to increased profitability while maintaining focus on customer expectations and quality.  Mr. Kyslinger has experience as both the customer and the supplier of automated equipment and processes and can provide insight from both perspectives.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Kyslinger was an independent industry consultant.  Prior to that, he was the SVP of fulfillment engineering and global officer of Walmart, where he implemented innovative strategies to improve efficiency in their e-commerce network and increased automation at the fulfillment centers while designing the fulfillment centers of the future for sortable, non-sortable and grocery.  Mr. Kyslinger was formerly the executive director of worldwide operations engineering, design and innovation at Amazon and vice president of operations and automation at C&S Wholesale Grocers.

Mr. Kyslinger holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and an M.S. in Business Administration from Central Michigan University.

Mr. Malina is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners. He brings over twenty-five years of corporate strategy and deal experience to the firm. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Malina was a senior vice president of Corporate Development at General Mills (“GMI”) where he led the development of the Company’s strategy, acquisitions and a venture fund. During his twelve years with GMI, Mr. Malina was responsible for creating and executing the strategy that aligned business units with the Company’s vision. He also led numerous acquisition and divestiture activities across the globe, including the acquisition of The Pillsbury Company, the largest deal in General Mills’ history. Before joining GMI, Mr. Malina was vice president of Corporate Development at RR Donnelley and held multiple corporate and operating roles at Bell & Howell and United States Gypsum Company.

Mr. Malina is currently a director of Captek, Russky Products (a Russian Food Company) and Amira Natural Foods in India (NYSE listing ANFI). He also serves on the Chicago Advisory Board of L.E.K. Mr. Malina serves as a board member of the University of Minnesota School of Technology and Leadership.

Mr. Malina holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and an M.B.A. from Loyola University of Chicago.

Ms. Matus is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners. She brings over twenty-five years of operating, financial, and technical services experience with a consistent record of success in all sectors of financial services and health care. Ms. Matus has provided strong leadership in a number of different roles including executive vice president, CFO, president, and has demonstrated success in creating high performing cultures and sustainable results by setting high standards, creating transparency, communicating openly and delivering business solutions based on a deep understanding of customer needs.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Matus was the executive vice president, CFO and CAO at athenahealth, a leading provider of cloud-based services for electronic health records (EHR) as well as many other patient coordination services. In addition to all finance, risk management, compliance and audit functions, Ms. Matus was responsible for investor relations, human capital management, real estate and internally facing information technology. She was also executive vice president of government services at Aetna, where she focused on the businesses of Medicare, Medicaid, Public & Labor and the Federal Employee Health Plans. As executive vice president and CFO USAA, she oversaw all aspects of the financial growth and sustainability for this fully diversified financial services company as well as spearheaded strategic planning.

Ms. Matus holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics with a Minor in Business Administration, summa cum laude, from University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh.

Art McAleer is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners. He brings over twenty five years of finance and operating experience to the Firm. Mr. McAleer has held leadership positions in a variety of roles including CEO, CFO, Worldwide VP, and board member and has a demonstrated track record in effective leadership and building value through organic and inorganic means.  Art served as President of Federal Street Acquisition Corp., THL’s first special purpose acquisition company.

Prior to joining THL, Mr. McAleer was president of Galatea LLC, an interim executive and strategic advisory firm. Clients included Johnson & Johnson, Acelity (formerly KCI), and other healthcare firms. Prior to founding Galatea, Mr. McAleer served as a worldwide vice president for Covidien. Mr. McAleer also played key roles at Thermo Fisher Scientific leading efforts to integrate Fisher Scientific and Thermo Electron, as well as strategy and business development activities.

Prior to his role at Thermo Fisher, Mr. McAleer was a consultant at McKinsey & Co., and Founder and CEO of Asymmetry Inc., an enterprise software and services firm. Earlier in his career, Mr. McAleer led finance activities and corporate development at Fisher Scientific International, and was in CS First Boston’s Leveraged Finance and Investment Banking Groups.

Mr. McAleer is a founding member of the advisory board of Nypro, a Jabil company. He holds a B.S. from Middlebury College and an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College.

Dr. Patt is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners.  He brings over fifteen years of operating and technology growth strategy experience with a proven track record of synthesizing strategic insights with results-focused execution.  Dr. Patt has provided leadership in a number of different roles including CEO, Chief Strategist, Co-Founder and Deputy Director.

In addition to his role at Thomas H. Lee Partners, Dr. Patt supports business and technology strategy for STR, an artificial intelligence and cyber security company.  Prior to that role, he was the Co-Founder and CEO of Vecna Robotics, a VC-backed workflow orchestration and material movement robotics company based in Waltham, Massachusetts.  Dr. Patt also served as Deputy Director for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office (STO), managing nearly $500 million in annual technology investments in networking, communications, and artificial intelligence.  He oversaw and enabled the maturation of technology from conceptual and seed stage levels all the way through successful operational, financial, technology, and commercial transitions. He joined DARPA in 2012 as a program manager in the Tactical Technology Office (TTO), working primarily in autonomy and robotics.  Dr. Patt previously worked at Karem Aircraft and The Boeing Company in automated flight control, machine perception and unmanned vehicles.

Dr. Patt holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the Horace H. Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan, an M.S. in Systems Engineering and a B.S. from the University of Michigan.

Mr. Searby is responsible for Business Development, including sourcing strategy, market-facing relationships and development of Identified Sector Opportunities in the Media, Information Services and Technology vertical. As a Senior Advisor to THL, Mr. Searby brings significant technology related industry experience in the areas of media, software, e-commerce and tech-enabled business services.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Searby was a Senior Vice President in corporate development with MyWebGrocer, the only end-to-end Digital Experience Platform for leading grocers and CPG brands, where he was responsible for corporate strategy and executive oversight of capital markets activities. He also played a key role as Senior Vice President of strategic initiatives at the same company, providing management oversight of digital marketing strategy and sales. Mr. Searby previously served on the board of directors of NorthCounty Credit Union and worked in investment management at CitiGroup.

Mr. Searby holds a B.A. in History from University of Vermont.

Mr. Shea is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners. He brings over twenty five years of private equity operating experience to the Firm with a proven track record of building business services, outsourcing, and healthcare companies. Mr. Shea has provided strong leadership in a number of different roles including CEO, COO, EVP, Chairman, Vice Chairman, and board director and has consistently demonstrated the ability to convert strategy into results and effectively lead organizations.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Shea was a managing director with Devonshire Investors, a private equity investment firm owned by Fidelity Investments with $6 billion in assets under management. He also played a key role as executive vice president in building Sodexo from a regional food service company into a market leading provider of outsourced services to hospitals, nursing homes, schools, and corporations over an eight-year period.

Mr. Shea previously served as chairman of BostonCoach and Veritude. His other prior directorships include inVentiv Health, LogistiCare, Supplemental Health Care, Business Intelligence Advisors, Med e-Manager, Sebastians and J. Robert Scott. Mr. Shea is currently vice chairman of both Curo Health Services and Healthcare Staffing Services and also serves as a director of System One.

Mr. Shea holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. from Salem State University.

Rocky Sisson is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners.  He brings over forty years of sales, sales management, advertising and retail experience to the firm.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Sisson was the executive vice president and Chief Revenue Officer of North America for Clear Channel Outdoor, where he focused on leading the company’s strategic efforts to develop new solutions that enabled advertisers to more effectively reach their customers.  Mr. Sisson was responsible for local and national sales, along with marketing, creative and research.  Mr. Sisson was with Clear Channel Outdoor for over twenty years, providing leadership in a number of roles including EVP Sales and Marketing in the Americas, EVP Sales and Marketing Global, and President.  He is a member of the Outdoor Advertising Association of America Hall of Fame (OAAA), has served on the OAAA board of directors, and is a winner of the organization’s prestigious L. Ray Vahue Marketing Award.

Mr. Sisson holds a B.A., with a concentration in Business, Speech and Political Science, from Northern Michigan University.

Aidan Tracey is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners.  He brings over twenty-five years of brand building, field marketing solutions and media experience with some of the largest brands in the world.  Mr. Tracey has provided leadership in a number of different roles including CEO, president and vice president & general manager, where he has a proven track record of delivering market leading results.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Tracey served as CEO at sgsco, a global leader in providing design to print services for global Fortune 500 companies in the CPG/Food industry.  Prior to sgsco, he was president of Acosta Mosaic Group (AMG), the marketing services division of Acosta that was created with the sale of Mosaic Sales Solutions to Acosta in 2012. While CEO of Mosaic Sales Solutions, Aidan helped grow Mosaic into a North American marketing services leader, employing over 12,000 people in field annually and pioneering many best practices in the area of experiential marketing.  He previously served as the vice president of digital media for North America at Labatt-Interbrew (now ABInBev). Prior to joining Labatt, Aidan was a brand manager at Procter & Gamble.  Aidan is a regular industry speaker, participating at numerous events, including the Grocery Manufacturers Association CEO Executive Conference, The Shopper Marketing Expo, and client events.

Mr. Tracey holds a B.B.A from the Wilfrid Laurier University.

Adam J. Wiesel is a business development advisor within the Financial Services vertical.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Wiesel worked for over a decade as a long short equity portfolio manager and analyst covering the business services,  IT services, financial technology and software industries at hedge funds such as Standard Pacific Capital, SAC Capital Advisors and North Bay Capital.  Prior to embarking on his investing career, Mr. Wiesel was a professional hockey player in the Montreal Canadiens organization.

Mr. Wiesel holds a B.S. in Engineering and Finance from Clarkson University and an M.B.A from Cornell University.