We benefit from a large and experienced team focused primarily on North American middle market buyouts, with over 70 professionals and an extensive network of executive relationships and corporate partnerships.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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, Phillips Pet Food & Supplies and Senior Home Care Holdings, Inc. Her prior directorships include Intermedix Corporation.
Ms. Preiner holds a B.A. in Political Economy, cum laude, from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Ms. Preiner serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors of Friends of Excel Academy, a network of charter schools serving the greater Boston area.
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 and Consumer verticals. 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.
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.
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.
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
Mr. Aquilina is a business development advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners. After previously serving as an Executive Advisor to THL, he brings over twenty-five years of private equity operating experience to the firm with significant experience in software, hardware and Internet technologies. Mr. Aquilina has provided strong leadership in a number of different roles including senior vice president, vice president and director of business development, and has demonstrated success in managing projects, developing processes, and building internal organizations.
Mr. Aquilina previously was the vice president of Corporate Development at Avid Technologies and the senior vice president of Strategy and Corporate Development at Progress Software Corporation where he led the annual strategic planning process and managed day-to-day operations. Prior to that, Mr. Aquilina was responsible for corporate development and business development at Autodesk, Inc. Mr. Aquilina previously worked at Stonebridge Technology Associates, Broadview International, LLC. and Hewlett-Packard Company.
Mr. Aquilina holds a BSE, cum laude, in Computer Science from Princeton University and J.D. and M.B.A. Degrees from the Boalt Hall School of Law and the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
Mr. Aquilina volunteers with Habitat for Humanity in his spare time.
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.
Art McAleer is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners. He brings over twenty five years of finance and operating experience to the Firm. Mr. McAleer has held leadership positions in a variety of roles including CEO, CFO, Worldwide VP, and board member and has a demonstrated track record in effective leadership and building value through organic and inorganic means. Art served as President of Federal Street Acquisition Corp., THL’s first special purpose acquisition company.
Prior to joining THL, Mr. McAleer was president of Galatea LLC, an interim executive and strategic advisory firm. Clients included Johnson & Johnson, Acelity (formerly KCI), and other healthcare firms. Prior to founding Galatea, Mr. McAleer served as a worldwide vice president for Covidien. Mr. McAleer also played key roles at Thermo Fisher Scientific leading efforts to integrate Fisher Scientific and Thermo Electron, as well as strategy and business development activities.
Prior to his role at Thermo Fisher, Mr. McAleer was a consultant at McKinsey & Co., and Founder and CEO of Asymmetry Inc., an enterprise software and services firm. Earlier in his career, Mr. McAleer led finance activities and corporate development at Fisher Scientific International, and was in CS First Boston’s Leveraged Finance and Investment Banking Groups.
Mr. McAleer is a founding member of the advisory board of Nypro, a Jabil company. He holds a B.S. from Middlebury College and an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College.
Mr. Shea is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners. He brings over twenty five years of private equity operating experience to the Firm with a proven track record of building business services, outsourcing, and healthcare companies. Mr. Shea has provided strong leadership in a number of different roles including CEO, COO, EVP, Chairman, Vice Chairman, and board director and has consistently demonstrated the ability to convert strategy into results and effectively lead organizations.
Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Shea was a managing director with Devonshire Investors, a private equity investment firm owned by Fidelity Investments with $6 billion in assets under management. He also played a key role as executive vice president in building Sodexo from a regional food service company into a market leading provider of outsourced services to hospitals, nursing homes, schools, and corporations over an eight-year period.
Mr. Shea previously served as chairman of BostonCoach and Veritude. His other prior directorships include Curo Health Services, inVentiv Health, LogistiCare, Supplemental Health Care, Business Intelligence Advisors, Med e-Manager, Sebastians and J. Robert Scott. Mr. Shea is currently vice chairman of Healthcare Staffing Services and also serves as a director of System One.
Mr. Shea holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. from Salem State University.
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