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.

Colby Adcock is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  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.

Mark Bean is a principal at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Mr. Bean is currently a director of Alfresco Software, Inc., Optimal Blue 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 holds a B.A., magna cum laude, in Economics from Brigham Young University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

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.

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 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, 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.

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 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 holds 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 Autism Home Care Holdings, Inc. 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.

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 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.

Andrew S. Goberstein is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Mr. Goberstein is currently a director at Adare Pharma Solutions and is also involved with THL’s investments in CSafe and Agiliti.

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., Nextech and a board observer at Univision Communications, Inc.  Her prior directorships include iHeartMedia, Inc., Juvare, 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.

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.

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., Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp and Optimal Blue.  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.

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 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.

Jon Lange is a vice president at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Mr. Lange is currently a director at Senior Home Care Holdings, Inc.

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.

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.  Mr. Longley is currently a director 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.

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.

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.

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.

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, Healthcare Staffing Services, Professional Physical Therapy (ProPT), Senior Home Care Holdings, Inc. 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.

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 serves on the Yale Alumni Fund Board of Directors and as an Alumni Mentor for Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO).

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.

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.

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.

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., CSafe Global, Healthcare Staffing Services and Senior Home Care Holdings, Inc. Her prior directorships include 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.

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, Insurance Technologies, Optimal Blue and a board observer at Guaranteed Rate.  His prior directorships include Comdata, Nielsen, MoneyGram International 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.

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.

Mr. 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 Healthcare industry group. In these roles, 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.

Mr. Shahnasarian is a principal at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Mr. Shahnasarian is currently a director of AmeriLife Group, LLC, Insurance Technologies 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.

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

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.

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 8th Avenue Food & Provisions. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Matthew Zehr is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners.  Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Zehr worked as an analyst in the Global Healthcare Group at Morgan Stanley in New York.

Mr. Zehr holds a B.S. in Business Administration, summa cum laude, with majors in Accounting and Finance from Georgetown University

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.