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.
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, Fortna, 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.
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.
Conor Fernandez is a principal 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.
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.
Mr. Kaczmarek is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Mr. Kaczmarek is currently a director of Auction.com, AutoStore, Fortna, FourKites 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.
Ron Kyslinger is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners. He brings nearly thirty years of operations, manufacturing and engineering experience with a consistent record of success in all sectors of engineering and operations. Mr. Kyslinger has provided leadership in a number of different roles including SVP and VP of engineering and operations as well as executive director, general manager of manufacturing, and global director of strategy and has demonstrated success in leading organizations to increased profitability while maintaining focus on customer expectations and quality. Mr. Kyslinger has experience as both the customer and the supplier of automated equipment and processes and can provide insight from both perspectives.
Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Kyslinger was an independent industry consultant. Prior to that, he was the SVP of fulfillment engineering and global officer of Walmart, where he implemented innovative strategies to improve efficiency in their e-commerce network and increased automation at the fulfillment centers while designing the fulfillment centers of the future for sortable, non-sortable and grocery. Mr. Kyslinger was formerly the executive director of worldwide operations engineering, design and innovation at Amazon and vice president of operations and automation at C&S Wholesale Grocers.
Mr. Kyslinger holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and an M.S. in Business Administration from Central Michigan University.
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.
Cliff Longley is a director 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.
Gaurav Mittal is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Mr. Mittal leads business development related activities including sourcing strategy, market-facing relationships and development of opportunities for the Automation Fund.
Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Mittal was a managing director in the Global Industrials Group at Credit Suisse in New York, where he focused on the coverage of large-cap multi-industry and industrial technology companies. During his nearly decade long career at Credit Suisse, Mr. Mittal was involved in developing corporate relationships and executing a wide range of M&A, equity and debt offerings.
Mr. Mittal holds a B.Tech. in Computer Science from Punjab Technical University, India and an M.B.A. from Duke University.
Kevin Mok is an associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Prior to joining Thomas H. Lee Partners, Mr. Mok worked as an analyst in the Technology, Media & Telecom Group at Goldman Sachs in New York.
Mr. Mok holds a B.S. in Management with a concentration in Finance, summa cum laude, from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.
Mr. Mok is actively involved in the Boston community with Social Venture Partners, the Young Professionals Committee of Goodwill Massachusetts, and Big Brothers Big Sisters.
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.
Dr. Patt is an executive advisor to Thomas H. Lee Partners. He brings over fifteen years of operating and technology growth strategy experience with a proven track record of synthesizing strategic insights with results-focused execution. Dr. Patt has provided leadership in a number of different roles including CEO, Chief Strategist, Co-Founder and Deputy Director.
In addition to his role at Thomas H. Lee Partners, Dr. Patt supports business and technology strategy for STR, an artificial intelligence and cyber security company. Prior to that role, he was the Co-Founder and CEO of Vecna Robotics, a VC-backed workflow orchestration and material movement robotics company based in Waltham, Massachusetts. Dr. Patt also served as Deputy Director for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office (STO), managing nearly $500 million in annual technology investments in networking, communications, and artificial intelligence. He oversaw and enabled the maturation of technology from conceptual and seed stage levels all the way through successful operational, financial, technology, and commercial transitions. He joined DARPA in 2012 as a program manager in the Tactical Technology Office (TTO), working primarily in autonomy and robotics. Dr. Patt previously worked at Karem Aircraft and The Boeing Company in automated flight control, machine perception and unmanned vehicles.
Dr. Patt holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the Horace H. Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan, an M.S. in Systems Engineering and a B.S. from the University of Michigan.
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 and Technology & Business Services industry groups. 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.
Kearney Shanahan is a director of Thomas H. Lee Partners. Mr. Shanahan is currently a director of Ashling Partners.
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.
Matthew Siatczynski is a senior 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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