Our Team

Todd M. Abbrecht is Co-Chief Executive Officer and a member of the firm’s Management and Investment committees.

Since joining THL in 1992, Mr. Abbrecht has been involved in the execution of THL’s investments in the healthcare and consumer spaces and currently sits on the Boards of CSafe Global, 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, Juvare, Michael Foods, Inc., National Waterworks, Inc., Party City, PCI Pharma Services 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 and the Board of Trustees of Wellesley College.

Mark F. Abodeely is a vice president 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.

Colby Adcock is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Mr. Adcock is currently a director of AbacusNext.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Adcock worked as an associate and vice president at GCP Capital Partners (formerly Greenhill Capital Partners) where he sourced, evaluated and executed transactions within the technology industry.  Prior to GCP Capital Partners, Mr. Adcock worked as an analyst in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Mr. Adcock holds a B.S. in Finance from the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida.

Gurinder 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.

Hitesh Anand is a director at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Strategic Resource Group.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Anand was the Chief Product Officer at Verifi (a Visa Company), where he led multiple teams with a focus on innovating new products and services. In that role, he oversaw product vision, strategy, roadmap, design, and development.

Previously, Mr Anand served as Chief Product Officer and President of North America for Mobikon Asia Pte. Limited, where he oversaw the creation of an AI-driven predictive analytics and marketing automation SaaS platform. Before Mobikon, Mr. Anand was Vice President of Product at Verifone, where he led the overall digital, mobile and omni-commerce. Prior to Verifone, he was Global Head of Product at Citi Enterprise Payments, as well as Head of Product and Technology for Nokia Mobile Financial Services. Mr. Anand has also held business and engineering positions at Lucent Technologies, Analog Devices and Motorola (now Freescale).

Mr. Anand holds a B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering, with honors, from Guru Nanak Dev University, an MSE in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Rohan Angle is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Angle worked as an investment banking analyst in the Financial Sponsors Group at Citigroup Global Markets in New York.

Mr. Angle holds a B.A. in Economics from the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University.

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 director at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Mr. Bean is currently a director of AbacusNext, Nextech and Odessa.  His former directorships include Alfresco Software, Inc.

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 holds 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, Autism Home Care Holdings, Inc., Professional Physical Therapy and Senior Home Care Holdings, Inc.  His former directorships include Healthcare Staffing Services.

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. Bell 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 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.

Jill Bicks is a Director of Talent at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Strategic Resource Group.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Bicks was a senior director of HR at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where she led their HR team.  In this role, Ms. Bicks oversaw the strategy and execution of day-to-day operations and projects across recruiting, compensation and benefits, operations, partners and insights teams.  Prior to that, she was the Chief Administrative Officer and member of the Executive Committee at Cambridge Associates.  Ms. Bicks was formerly a partner at the Monitor Group.

Ms. Bicks holds a B.A., cum laude, in Economics from Harvard College, a diploma in History from University of Sheffield and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

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 Ashling Partners, Phytech Ltd. and 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.  Other prior investment experience at THL includes FIS, Warner Music Group and Houghton Mifflin Co.

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 and on the Concussion Legacy Foundation’s Boston Advisory Board.

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, Brooks Automation, Fortna, House of Design, KINEXON and Material Handling Systems. His prior directorships include Achievement Technologies, Agencyport Software, iHeartMedia, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Front Line Management Companies, Ten-X Commercial and Univision Communications.

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.

Ethan Chosnek is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Chosnek worked as an investment banking associate in the Leveraged Finance Group at RBC Capital Markets in New York.

Mr. Chosnek holds a B.S. in Finance, cum laude, from the Warrington School of Business and a Masters in International Business from the Hough Graduate School of Business at the University of Florida.

Jason Corsello is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners.  He brings over fifteen years of experience in enterprise software, market research and management consulting to the firm.  In addition to his role at Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Corsello is also the Founder and General Partner for Acadian Ventures, an early stage venture fund.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Corsello was Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development for Cornerstone On Demand [NASDAQ: CSOD], where he was responsible for driving innovation, go-to-market strategies and new corporate initiatives including guiding M&A, leading the company’s corporate venture investments and accelerator program and overseeing new product initiatives including platform, content, analytics and mobile.  Previously, Mr. Corsello served as senior vice president at the HR consulting firm Knowledge Infusion (now Appirio). Prior to his role with Knowledge Infusion, Mr. Corsello was a research director at Yankee Group, leading the company’s human capital management and talent management advisory and consulting services.

Mr. Corsello holds a B.B.A. in Business Administration from the University of San Diego.

Sam Coveney is an associate in the Investor Relations Group at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Coveney worked in the CA Institute (Enterprise Advisory) and Pension Practices at Cambridge Associates in Boston.

Mr. Coveney holds a B.S. in Management with concentrations in Finance and Managing for Social Impact from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

Mr. Coveney volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts, a nonprofit that pairs children from under-resourced families with adult mentors.

Kimberly Curry is a Human Capital Business Partner at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Human Resources Group.  Ms. Curry has over a decade of human capital experience in the financial services and legal industries.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Curry worked as a senior manager in the Professional Development Group at Foley Hoag LLP.  Previously, Ms. Curry held roles at Shearman & Sterling LLP and Morgan Stanley.

Ms. Curry holds a B.S. in Psychology from SUNY College at Cortland and an M.A. in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University.

Akshay Dajee is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Dajee worked as an investment banking analyst at Allen & Company in New York.

Mr. Dajee holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University.

Gary DeGruttola is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners.  He brings over thirty-four years of experience innovating and transforming insurance technology to the firm.  Mr. DeGruttola is currently a director of Insurance Technologies and Odessa.  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.

Anthony J. DiNovi is Chairman and a member of the firm’s Management and Investment committees.  Mr. DiNovi previously worked in the Corporate Finance Groups at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Wertheim Schroder & Co.

Mr. DiNovi’s prior directorships include Dunkin’ Brands Inc., 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.

Conor Fernandez is a principal at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Mr. Fernandez is currently a director of Brooks Automation, House of Design and RightHand Robotics.

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 vice president 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.

Alexander Fields is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Fields worked as an analyst in the Consumer and Business Services Group at Deutsche Bank in New York.

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

Tim Friedman is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners.  He brings almost twenty years of extensive advisory services to the firm, with a focus on private equity software, data and technology.

In addition to his role at Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Friedman continues his work as Founder and CEO at PE Stack, a consulting and research firm.  Prior to founding PE Stack, Mr. Friedman held various roles at Preqin, most recently as Chief Commercial Officer, in which he was responsible for the development and launch of many products and services. Mr. Friedman formerly served on the board of directors for Baxon and currently sits on the advisory board for MilestoneBased.

Mr. Friedman holds a BA in English Literature from King’s College London and an MBA from Cass Business School at  the University of London.

James Gammill is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Gammill worked as an analyst in the Technology, Media & Telecom Group and an associate in the Office of the Chairman at Goldman Sachs in New York.

Mr. Gammill holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Andrew Garske is a senior 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 director at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Strategic Resource Group. Mr. Gelnett is currently a director of 8th Avenue.

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 holds 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.

Jim Gilbert is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners.  He brings forty years of experience in strategic and operations value creation for life sciences and healthcare companies as an investor, executive, board member and advisor.

In addition to his role at Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Gilbert works at Flagship Pioneering where he supports the firm’s strategic development, value growth, nutritional health and health security activities.  Prior to Flagship, Mr. Gilbert served as a senior advisor to the investment firm General Atlantic and as a senior operating executive at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.  Prior to those roles, Mr. Gilbert served as group president of the Global Cardiovascular Group and executive vice president of corporate strategy, business development, marketing and health economics and reimbursement at Boston Scientific. Prior to that, Mr. Gilbert worked at Bain & Company for over twenty-four years serving as chairman on the management committee, and the managing director of Bain’s Global Healthcare Practice with a focus on serving medical technology, biopharmaceuticals and life science tools clients. As a leading member of Global Strategy Practice at Bain, Mr. Gilbert was a published author and speaker, sharing insights on medical technology and pharmaceutical industry strategic trends and issues as well as “profit pool-based” and “strategic principled-based” strategy implementation.

Mr. Gilbert holds a B.S. in industrial engineering and operations research with high distinction from Cornell University School of Engineering and an M.B.A. with distinction from Harvard Business School.

Aashish Goswami is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Strategic Resource Group.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Goswami was a division vice president at DaVita Inc., where he led outpatient operations in northern New Jersey.  He also oversaw DaVita’s Hospital Services business in the Northeast.  Mr. Goswami formerly served as engagement manager at McKinsey & Co.

Mr. Goswami holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, with honors, from Carnegie Mellon University and an M.B.A. from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.

Tyler D. Griffith is a managing 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.

Eliza Guild is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Guild worked as an analyst in the Exclusive Sales M&A Group at Barclays in New York.

Ms. Guild holds a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University.

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., Optimal Blue, 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 serves on the boards of Berklee College of Music and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Greg Hawes is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners in the Firm’s Strategic Resource Group.  He brings over thirty years of experience in optimizing sales, enhancing client retention, leading change and improving overall productivity.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Hawes served as the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Donlen, where he implemented a high impact sales force effectiveness program and recruited to enhance market awareness and overall business development capabilities.  Prior to that role, Mr. Hawes consulted with various companies specializing in developing go-to-market strategy development and sales force effectiveness.  Previously, he held several roles at Ceridian and Comdata, most recently as Senior Vice President of Account Management and Client Service Delivery.

Mr. Hawes holds a B.S. in Business Administration Accounting from Bryant University and an M.S. in Finance from Fairfield University.

Samantha Heleba is a vice president in the Investor Relations Group at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Heleba worked as an investor relations product specialist at HarbourVest Partners, LLC in Boston.

Ms. Heleba holds a B.S. in Hotel Administration from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

Sam Hendler is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners, responsible for Business Development, including sourcing strategy, market‐facing relationships and the development of Identified Sector Opportunities in the Healthcare industry group. In this role, Mr. Hendler brings his extensive experience advising both SaaS and technology‐enabled services companies on M&A transactions, private placements and corporate divestitures.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Hendler served as a managing director at Harris Williams, where he established and managed the firm’s global healthcare IT practice. Earlier in his career, he worked as an associate with Quellos Private Capital Markets, L.P., and as a Mergers and Acquisitions Analyst with Broadview International, LLC.

Mr. Hendler holds an A.B., magna cum laude, in Politics from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Jeffrey Hou is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Hou worked as an investment banking analyst in the Communications and Media Group at Barclays in New York.

Mr. Hou holds a B.A. in East Asian Languages and Culture, with honors, from Columbia University.

Lizzie Hunpatin is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Hunpatin worked as an analyst in the Firm Strategy and Execution Group at Morgan Stanley in New York.

Ms. Hunpatin holds a B.A. in Chemistry from the University of Chicago.

Ms. Hunpatin is a Board member of the Synergist Network.

John Hwang is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Hwang worked as a private equity associate in the Healthcare Practice at Apax Partners in New York.  Mr. Hwang formerly served as an analyst in the Healthcare Group at Lazard Frères & Co.

Mr. Hwang holds an A.B. in Economics from Harvard University.

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.

Jane Jhun is a Vice President of Talent at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Strategic Resource Group.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Jhun was a Senior Executive Talent Acquisition Manager at Walmart, where she partnered closely with executive leaders across the merchandising, supply chain, and marketing organizations, both in the US and internationally. Ms. Jhun formerly served as senior associate in the boards practice at Spencer Stuart, specializing in the financial services and fintech sector.

Ms. Jhun holds a B.A. in Political Science from Columbia College and a J.D. from the Rutgers School of Law.

George Jiang is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Jiang worked as an investment banking analyst in the Global Industrials Group at Goldman Sachs in New York.

Mr. Jiang holds a B.A. in Computer Science, magna cum laude, from Columbia University.

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.

Mike Kaczmarek is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Mr. Kaczmarek is currently a director of Auction.com, AutoStore, Brooks Automation, Fortna, FourKites, House of Design, KINEXON 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 serves on the Advisory Board for MassRobotics.

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

David Kilkenny is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Kilkenny worked as an associate in the Private Equities Department at Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) in Abu Dhabi.

Mr. Kilkenny holds a BSBA degree in Finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

Syndie Kim is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Kim worked as a research analyst at Fidelity Investments where she evaluated public equity investments in the consumer sector.  Previously, Ms. Kim was an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners and an analyst in the Technology Group at Morgan Stanley.

Ms. Kim holds a B.S. in Economics and Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

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 is currently a director at House of Design.

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.

Jon Lange is a principal at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Mr. Lange is currently a director at Senior Home Care Holdings, Hospice Care Holdings, Intelligent Medical Objects and Smile Doctors.

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.

Stephen Lantz is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Mr. Lantz is currently a director of Odessa.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Lantz worked as a vice president at M33 Growth, where he evaluated growth equity and lower-middle market private equity investments in the vertical software and services sectors.  Previously, Mr. Lantz was a vice president at Duck Creek Technologies and investment associate at Apax Partners.

Mr. Lantz holds a B.S. in Economics and a B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, summa cum laude, from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A., with high distinction, from Harvard Business School.

Seth W. Lawry is an advisory partner at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Lawry worked at Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated in the Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Finance and Equity Capital Markets Departments. Mr. Lawry also worked at General Atlantic Partners, a venture capital company.

Mr. Lawry is currently a director of MoneyGram International, Inc. His prior directorships include Agencyport Software Ltd., CompuCom Systems, Inc., Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., Houghton Mifflin Company, ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, Safelite Glass Corp., Tucker Anthony Sutro and Warner Music Group Corp.

Mr. Lawry holds a B.A., magna cum laude, in Economics and German Studies from Williams College and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Lawry is also active in various private and non-profit institutions.

Emeka Linton is a principal at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Investor Relations Group. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Linton worked as a director in Investor Relations at SV Health Investors and as a vice president in the Investment Solutions Group at Partners Group USA, Inc.

Mr. Linton holds a B.A. in Sociology from Tufts University and an M.B.A. from the New York University Stern School of Business. He is also a CFA charterholder.

Mr. Linton sits on the Board of Directors for Summer Search Boston.

Cliff Longley is a director at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Mr. Longley is currently a director at Bazaarvoice, Inc. and Professional Physical Therapy (ProPT) and a former director of Give and Go Prepared Foods Corp.

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

Nicholas Lynch is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Lynch worked as an associate at Audax Private Equity. Mr. Lynch was also formerly an analyst in the Leveraged Finance and Financial Sponsors Group at UBS Investment Bank in New York.

Mr. Lynch holds a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics, with honors, from Bates College.

Dylan Magee is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Magee worked as an analyst in the Financial Sponsors Group at Citigroup Global Markets in New York.

Mr. Magee holds a B.S. in Applied Economics and Management, magna cum laude, from the Charles H. Dyson School at Cornell University.

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.

Gordon M. McLaughlin is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Strategic Resource Group.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. McLaughlin worked as a vice president at PNC Financial Services in New York, where he led the development of digital products and pursued strategic partnerships and acquisition opportunities with financial technology companies. Mr. McLaughlin formerly co-founded Development Capital Partners and prior to that was a senior analyst at JPMorgan.

Mr. McLaughlin holds a B.S. in Finance and Operations, with high distinction, from Indiana University and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

Max A. Meyer is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Meyer worked as an analyst in the Technology, Media & Telecom Group / Cross Markets Group at Goldman Sachs in New York. Previously, Mr. Meyer worked as an analyst in the Technology M&A Group at Stifel in New York.

Mr. Meyer holds a B.S.M. in Finance, cum laude, from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University.

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 a senior 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 Adare Pharma Solutions, Agiliti Health, Inc., Autism Home Care Holdings, Inc., CSafe Global, Hospice Care, Intelligent Medical Objects, Nextech, Professional Physical Therapy (ProPT), Senior Home Care Holdings, Inc. and Smile Doctors.  His prior directorships include 1-800 CONTACTS, Inc., Curo Health Services, Hawkeye Energy Holdings, Healthcare Staffing Services, Intermedix Corporation, Party City and Syneos Health (formerly inVentiv Health, Inc.).

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.

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

Mr. Njonkem holds a B.A. in Economics and Mechanical Engineering from Yale University.

Mr. Njonkem is a Fellow at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) New England’s Glass Leadership Institute (GLI), serves on the Yale Alumni Fund Board of Directors and is actively involved with Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) as an Alumni Mentor.”

Soren L. Oberg is an advisory partner 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.

Dan 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.

Jason Peng is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Peng worked as an analyst in the Global Natural Resources Group at Barclays in New York.

Mr. Peng holds a B.S. in Applied Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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.

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 Adare Pharma Solutions, Agiliti Health, Inc., Autism Home Care Holdings, Inc., Healthcare Staffing Services, Hospice Care, Senior Home Care Holdings, Inc. and Smile Doctors.  Her prior directorships include CSafe Global, Intermedix Corporation and Phillips Pet Food & Supplies.

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 a managing director, 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.

Bret Quigley is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners.  He brings over thirty years of extensive leadership, operating, sales, transaction and restructuring experience to the firm.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Quigley held multiple roles with insurance distribution firms, most recently as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Prime Risk Partners, a THL-backed company.  Prior positions included Vice Chairman of Beecher Carlson Holdings and Chief Financial Officer of Hobbs Group.  At each firm, Mr. Quigley delivered value via numerous acquisitions as well as operating enhancements.  He drove results through improved organic growth with new business and sales accountability initiatives as well as through higher margins with reorganizations and the unleashing of operating efficiencies.

Mr. Quigley also spent over a decade in investment banking focused on the manufacturing, consumer products and business services sectors.  He has served as an independent Board member for Swett & Crawford, where he chaired the Audit Committee, and as an Advisory Board member for Article One Partners.  He is currently an Advisory Board member for TPCR.

Mr. Quigley holds a B.S. with Distinction in Commerce from the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce and an M.B.A. with Distinction from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

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.

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 AbacusNext, Dun & Bradstreet, Ceridian HCM Holding Inc., AmeriLife Group, Auction.com, Hightower Advisors, Insurance Technologies, Nextech, Odessa and a board observer at Guaranteed Rate.  His prior directorships include Comdata, Optimal Blue, Nielsen, MoneyGram International, ServiceLink Holdings 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.

Sarika Ramakrishnan is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Ramakrishnan worked as a private equity associate at Genstar Capital in San Francisco, where she executed two platform leveraged buyout transactions.  Prior to Genstar, Ms. Ramakrishnan served as a leveraged finance investment banking analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York.

Ms. Ramakrishnan holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Alec S. Ren is a vice president 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.

Samuel Rives is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Rives worked at Audax Private Equity in Boston, where he focused on investments in multiple industries including consumer, healthcare, and technology. At Audax, Mr. Rives developed investment theses, evaluated and executed new transactions, assisted management teams on growth initiatives, and helped manage sale and exit processes.

Mr. Rives holds a B.A. in Economics, summa cum laude, from Middlebury College.

Alexander Sabel is a research analyst at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Sabel was a fundamental research associate on the Alternative Investments team at Fidelity Investments’ Strategic Advisers. Prior to that, Mr. Sabel served as a fundamental research associate on the U.S. Equity team at the same firm.

Mr. Sabel holds a B.S., magna cum laude, in Finance from Providence College.

Jeff Schechter is a managing director and chief financial officer at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Schechter was managing director with Sterling Partners in Chicago, IL and Baltimore, MD, where he served as chief financial officer from 2006-2013, chief operating officer from 2013-2017 and as an operating partner from 2017-2021. Prior to joining Sterling, Mr. Schechter spent 11 years at Grotech Capital Group as partner and chief financial officer.  Mr. Schechter began his career with Ernst & Young.

Mr. Schechter holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Maryland and an M.S. in Finance from Loyola College. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and a Certified Financial Planner.

Jesse Searby is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Mr. Searby is responsible for Business Development, including sourcing strategy, market-facing relationships and development of Identified Sector Opportunities in the Technology & Business Services industry group. In this role, Mr. Searby brings significant technology related industry experience in the areas of consumer technology, e-commerce, software 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.

Ed Shahnasarian is a director at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Mr. Shahnasarian is currently a director of AmeriLife Group, LLC, Hightower Advisors and Insurance Technologies.  His prior directorships include 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 director of Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Mr. Shanahan is currently a director of Ashling Partners and Qventus.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Shanahan was a Principal 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 technology and service businesses. Prior to Solamere Capital, he worked as an Associate at Fisher Lynch Capital and a Senior Associate – Team Leader 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.

Chuck 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 is currently executive chairman of Senior Home Care Holdings and a director of Care Hospice. Previously he served as chairman of BostonCoach and Veritude.  His prior directorships include Curo Health Services, Healthcare Staffing Services, System One, inVentiv Health, LogistiCare, Supplemental Health Care, Business Intelligence Advisors, Med e-Manager, Sebastians and J. Robert Scott.

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

Gazal Sikand is a director 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.

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.

Mr. Sperling is Co-Chief Executive Officer and a member of the firm’s Management and Investment committees.

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. Sperling 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 managing 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 holds 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.

Sarah Spotts is a business development manager at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Spotts was a private markets investment associate and team lead senior investment associate at Meketa Investment Group. Prior to that, Ms. Spotts was a sales intern at Liquidnet, Inc.

Ms. Spotts holds a B.S. in Management with concentrations in Finance and Marketing from Boston College and an M.B.A. from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

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.

Benjamin Stern is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Stern worked as an investment banking analyst at Centerview Partners in New York.

Mr. Stern holds a B.S. in Business Administration, summa cum laude, with majors in Finance and Operations & Information Management and a minor in Biology from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

Julia LeStrange Stern is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. LeStrange Stern worked as a vice president in the Merchant Banking Compliance Division at Goldman Sachs in New York. Ms. LeStrange Stern formerly worked in the Financial Crime Compliance Division of Goldman Sachs, as well as the Defense Intelligence practice of Booz Allen Hamilton.

Ms. LeStrange Stern earned a B.A., magna cum laude, in International Relations and Italian Studies from Brown University and an M.P.P. from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

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 Bazaarvoice, Inc., 8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Intelligent Medical Objects and Qventus. He was previously a director of 1-800 CONTACTS, 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, Phillips Pet Food & Supplies 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.

Gretchen Tan is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners in the firm’s Strategic Resource Group.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Ms. Tan was a Vice President at TransUnion LLC., where she built and eventually ran the FinTech business for TransUnion’s international markets. Ms. Tan formerly worked as a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group.

Ms. Tan holds a B.A. in Economics and a B.S. in Accountancy, magna cum laude, from De La Salle University and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Nik Tikoo is a senior 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.

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.

Shahab Vagefi is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Mr. Vagefi is currently a director at Intelligent Medical Objects.

Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Vagefi was a founding partner at Martis Capital where he principally focused on services and information technology investments in the healthcare industry. Prior to Martis Capital, Mr. Vagefi was a senior associate in the U.S. Growth Buyout fund at The Carlyle Group.  Mr. Vagefi began his career in investment banking with Credit Suisse First Boston and JP Morgan H&Q.

Mr. Vagefi holds a joint BA-MA degree with Phi Beta Kappa honors in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University and the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He holds an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Mr. Vagefi is a member of the Johns Hopkins Leadership Fellows.

Tabish Valliani is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Valliani worked as an analyst in the Telecommunications M&A Group at Evercore in New York.

Mr. Valliani holds a B.S. in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance & Accounting, with honors, from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University.

Rupa Vazirani is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners.  She brings over twenty years of experience in financial technology.

Ms. Vazirani most recently was the head of payments and strategic partnerships at Netflix for Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.   Prior to Netflix, Ms. Vazirani worked at Apple, where she was responsible for the development and launch of Apple Pay Cash and the conceptualization of the Apple Card.  Previously, Ms. Vazirani held several senior management positions at Visa in innovation, including building the company’s money transfer capabilities globally.  Prior to that, Ms. Vazirani led marketing for Calypso Technology, an early stage capital markets trading technology company where she oversaw marketing, sales operations, and partnerships for the company globally.   She has also worked with financial services clients at the Boston Consulting Group and began her career at Citibank in the consumer technology group.  Ms. Vazirani is currently a board member at Insperex.

Ms. Vazirani holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where she was a Benjamin Franklin Scholar and a Joseph Wharton Scholar and an M.B.A. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management.

Misha Ventura is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Ventura worked as an analyst in the Private Equity (Technology) Group at Livingbridge.

Mr. Ventura holds a B.S., summa cum laude, with concentrations in finance and economics from Babson College.

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.

Joshua Warren is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Dr. Warren worked as a vice president at BPEA, a private equity firm based in Boston, where he sourced, conducted diligence on, and managed healthcare investments. Previously, Dr. Warren was a project leader with Boston Consulting Group, where he specialized in helping private equity firms and strategic investors assess healthcare assets for acquisition.

Dr. Warren holds a B.A., cum laude, with distinction in Economics and Biology from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.D. from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School. He has presented first-author research at multiple international conferences and maintains an active medical license.

Kent R. Weldon is an advisory partner to 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’s 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., Phillips Pet Food & Supplies, 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 serves on the Board of Good Sports Inc and is a member of Harvard Business School Community Action Partners, both Boston based 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.

Adam J. Wiesel is managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners, focusing on business development 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.

Alex Wolff is a financial technology and services advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners.  He brings over twenty years of financial services software experience and has a demonstrated track record focusing on corporate strategy, competitive intelligence and go-to-market strategy.

Mr. Wolff has extensive experience helping financial services and financial technology firms along with their investors define and execute their growth strategies. In addition to his role at Thomas H. Lee partners, Mr. Wolff is the Head of Corporate Strategy at RIMES Technology, where he set up the company’s merger and acquisitions program and defined its pricing strategy along with coordinating the overall value creation plan.  Mr. Wolff also was the Chief Strategy Officer at Kyriba and a member of the company’s executive committee, where he articulated Kyriba’s corporate and product strategy for investors and prospects.  Previously, he served as Head of Product Strategy at Finastra, an expert associate partner with McKinsey and Company and Head of Risk Strategy with the Bank of Ireland Group.

Mr. Wolff holds a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University 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 principal 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 holds a B.A. in Economics from Brown University.

Ben Ye is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Ye worked as a vice president focused on technology investing at SoftBank in San Francisco. Previously, Mr. Ye worked in technology private equity and growth equity at Apax Partners in New York.  Mr. Ye started his career at Barclays where he was a derivatives trader and also worked in investment banking.

Mr. Ye holds a B.S.E. in financial engineering and operations research from Columbia University.

Joshua Zeitz is a managing director, Head of Communications, at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Zeitz was Global Head of Communications at Citadel Securities, where he oversaw corporate positioning, media relations, and content marketing.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Zeitz held leadership positions in communications and marketing at Google and AppNexus in New York.  Mr. Zeitz has also taught courses in American history and politics at Cambridge University and Harvard University.

Mr. Zeitz holds a B.A., with highest honors, in history from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. in American history from Brown University.