FRANCISCO PARTNERS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director / Investor Relations
- Managing Director in Investor Relations
Abby Johnson is a Managing Director in Investor Relations at Francisco Partners. Based in New York, she joined the firm in 2019.
Abby has a B.A. from Dartmouth College.
She previously worked at Venor Capital, Sphera Healthcare, 3G Capital, S.A.C. Capital Advisors, and Goldman Sachs.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate / Investment
Akshat Jain is an Associate at Francisco Partners. Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2024.
Akshat has a B.S. in Statistics and a B.A. in Economics with Specialization in Data Science from the University of Chicago.
He previously worked at Goldman Sachs.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner / Private Equity, Investment Professionals
Alan Ni is a Partner at Francisco Partners. Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2013. Alan currently serves on the boards of Evite, Glorious, MyHeritage, News Break, NZXT, Renaissance, RugsUSA, and iconectiv. He also previously served on the boards of Aesynt and Sectigo.
Alarisse Lam is a Vice President at Francisco Partners. Based in San Francisco, she joined the firm in 2020.
Alarisse has a B.B.A. in Finance and Economics with a minor in Chinese from the University of Notre Dame.
She previously worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Alena Tarver is a Senior GP Accountant at Francisco Partners. Based in Boise, she joined the firm in 2023. Alena has a B.B.A. in Accounting as well as a Master of Accountancy from Baylor University.
She previously worked at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Dallas.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President / Private Equity, Investment
Alex Waller is a Vice President at Francisco Partners. Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2021.
Alex has a B.S. in Accounting and a M.Acc. from Brigham Young University.
He previously worked at Credit Suisse.
Job Titles:
- Information Technology Engineer
- IT Engineer
Allen Kass is an Information Technology Engineer at Francisco Partners. Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2024.
Allen has worked within Information Technology since 2013
He previously worked at Data.ai
Job Titles:
- Associate in Credit Investing
- Associate, Credit and Structured Solutions
- Associate, Credit and Structured Solutions / Investment
Amber Shi is an Associate in Credit Investing at Francisco Partners. Based in New York, she joined the firm in 2024.
Amber has a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, with a concentration in Finance and Business Analytics.
She previously worked at Morgan Stanley.
Job Titles:
- Principal
- Principal / Private Equity, Investment
Anders Mikkelsen is a Principal at Francisco Partners. He is based in San Francisco and joined the firm in 2017. Anders serves on the Board of Directors at BARBRI, bswift, Dynamo, MyFitnessPal and Orchard Software.
Anders has a B.A. from Stanford University.
He previously worked at Credit Suisse.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner / Investor Relations
Andrew Brown is Partner in Investor Relations at Francisco Partners. Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2012.
Andrew has a B.S. from San Diego State as well as an MBA from Northwestern Kellogg GSB.
He previously worked at Goldman Sachs and KPMG.
Job Titles:
- Analyst
- Analyst / Investment
Andrew Edmonds is an Analyst at Francisco Partners. Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2024.
Andrew has a B.S. in Finance from Brigham Young University.
He previously worked at Credit Suisse.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner / Private Equity, Investment
Andrew Kowal is a Partner at Francisco Partners. Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2001. Andrew currently serves on the boards of Accela, Boomi, Everfox, Forcepoint, GoTo, and LastPass. He also previously served on the boards of Aderant, Corsair, Ichor Systems, iconectiv, Magnachip, Metrologic, Mitel Networks, Optanix, Sandvine, ShoreGroup, Source Photonics, and Tile.
Andrew has a B.S.E. from University of Pennsylvania Wharton School.
He previously worked at Princes Gate Investors, the private equity arm of the Institutional Securities Division of Morgan Stanley.
Job Titles:
- Board Member at Southern Methodist University
- Information Security Executive
- Senior Operating Advisor
- Senior Operating Advisor / Product & Technology, FPC Operating Executives
Anil is a seasoned information security executive with over twenty-five years of global experience in building, maturing, and turning around enterprise technology risk management program(s). He most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Exeter Finance. He has been charged with technology governance and maturing assurance programs at two Blackstone portfolio companies. Under his leadership, as a 5x CISO - Anil had direct responsibility for setting strategic direction on IT security, risk, regulatory compliance mandates, and privacy matters. He has been engaged to support sensitive M&A due diligence efforts, carve out activities, and has fostered key strategic relationships across boardrooms by focusing on managing risk and not promoting fear.
Anil is a sitting Board member at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in developing their graduate master's Cyber and incubator programs. He holds numerous security certifications and most recently completed the Global Policy in Cybersecurity program at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Anil is a recognized and sought-after international speaker on topics ranging from security innovation to management principles on the business of security.
He is also co-author of the CISO Mentor: Pragmatic advice for emerging risk management leaders, where all book proceeds are earmarked to support scholarships for those pursuing careers in Cyber or STEM fields.
Anna Jarvis is a Tax Manager at Francisco Partners. Based in Houston, she joined the firm in 2021.
Anna has a B.B.A. in Accounting and an MPA from The University of Texas at Austin.
She previously worked at PwC.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner / Private Equity, Investment
Ashley Evans is a Partner at Francisco Partners. Based in San Francisco, she joined the firm in 2022. Ashley currently serves on the boards of Greenslate, Litmos, Macrobond, PayScale, and SourceScrub. She is also an independent director at ZoomInfo (ZI).
Previously, she was a partner at the Carlyle Group, where she played a key role in building the firm's West Coast technology efforts and served on the boards of HireVue, Jagex, NEOGOV, Saama, TriNetx, and Veritas. She is also a founder of SynGAP Research Fund, a non-profit dedicated to accelerating science towards a cure for an ultra-rare neurological disease.
Ashley has an A.B. in Religion from Harvard College (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), an MPhil from Cambridge University and an MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business, where she was a Siebel Scholar and an Arjay Miller Scholar.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate / Private Equity, Investment
Austin Thomas is an Associate at Francisco Partners. Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2022.
Austin has a B.A. in Economics and English from Williams College.
He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Barclays.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate / Private Equity, Investment
Axel Moctezuma is an Associate at Francisco Partners. Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2022.
Axel has a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from NYU Stern School of Business.
He previously worked at Morgan Stanley.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President / Private Equity, Investment
Ayla Ahmed is a Vice President at Francisco Partners. Based in London, she joined the firm in 2018. She currently serves on the boards of MyHeritage, nShift, and Veson.
Ayla has a B.A. in Economics and Math from Smith College.
She previously worked at Morgan Stanley.
Job Titles:
- Senior Credit Fund Accountant
Bao Luo is a Senior Credit Fund Accountant at Francisco Partners. Based in Miami, Florida, she joined the firm in 2023.
Bao has a B.S.B.A. in Finance and Accounting as well as a Master of Accountancy from the University of Central Florida.
She previously worked at the Carlyle Group and EY.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder and Partner Emeritus
Ben Ball is a Co-Founder and Partner Emeritus at Francisco Partners. He joined the firm in 1999.
Ben has an A.B. in Government from Harvard College as well as an MBA from Stanford GSB.
He previously worked at TA Associates and Genstar Capital.
Black Duck provides all the application security solutions previously available from the Synopsys Software Integrity Group. Black Duck's mission is to help organizations build trust in their software so they can innovate and transform their businesses with new, emerging technologies like AI.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President / Private Equity, Investment
Brendan Austin is a Vice President at Francisco Partners. Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2022.
Brendan has a B.B.A in Finance with a minor in Economics from Villanova University.
He previously worked at Madison Dearborn Partners, Perella Weinberg Partners and Deutsche Bank.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner / Private Equity, Investment
Brian Decker is a Partner at Francisco Partners. Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2008. Brian currently serves on the boards of BeyondTrust, Boomi, Forcepoint, SmartBear, and Sonicwall. He also previously served on the boards of Grass Valley, Healthland, K2, Perforce, Plex, Quest, Sandvine, Sectigo, and Watchguard.
Brian has a B.A.Sc from the University of Waterloo as well as an M.Eng. from Cornell University .
He previously worked at McKinsey.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director of Tax
- Managing Director, Tax / Private Equity, Investment
Brian Elrod is the Managing Director of Tax at Francisco Partners. Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2022.
Brian has a B.A. in Business from the University of Washington as well as a Law Degree from Seattle University.
He previously worked at Deloitte.
Job Titles:
- Operating Advisor
- Senior Operating Associate
Briana (Bri) Frazzetto is a Senior Operating Associate at FPC. Based in Atlanta, she joined FPC in 2021.
Briana has a B.S. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Florida State University.
She previously worked at TritonExec.
Brielle Ahee is a Portfolio Analyst at Francisco Partners. Based in Southeast Michigan, she joined the firm in 2023.
Brielle has a B.B.A. in Finance from Loyola University in Chicago.
She previously worked at Bolttech and Lear Corporation.
Brigham Badger is a Vice President at Francisco Partners. Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2021.
Brigham has a B.S. in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University.
He previously worked at Serent Capital and Lazard.
Brittany Stewart is an Operating Advisor at FPC. Based in Atlanta, she joined FPC in 2020.
Brittany has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Virginia.
She previously worked at TritonExec and the U.S. Department of the Navy.
Job Titles:
- Managing Operating Partner
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- Associate, Capital Markets
Job Titles:
- Principal, Credit and Structured Solutions
Job Titles:
- Senior Management Company Accountant
David Golob - Chief Investment Officer
Job Titles:
- Chief Investment Officer
- Member of the Leadership Team
Job Titles:
- Co - President
- Member of the Leadership Team
Job Titles:
- Director, Accounting & Finance
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Co - Founder
- Member of the Leadership Team
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- Senior Director, Operations
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- Partner, President of Israel
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- Managing Director, Legal M & a
Job Titles:
- Co - President
- Member of the Leadership Team
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- Investor Relations Associate
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- Managing Director, EMEA Capital Markets
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- Managing Director, Data Science
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Credit and Structured Solutions
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- Vice President, Credit and Structured Solutions
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- Compliance Officer
- Deputy Chief
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Credit and Structured Solutions
Job Titles:
- Analyst / Investor Relations
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- Managing Operating Partner
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- Vice President, Compliance
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- Managing Director, Credit and Structured Solutions
Job Titles:
- Credit Operations Manager
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- Managing Operating Partner
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- President
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- Operating Advisor & Legal Counsel
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder and Partner Emeritus
* Through its Operating Partners and Operating Advisors, Francisco Partners Consulting (FPC) provides operational consulting services to the Funds managed by Francisco Partners and their portfolio companies. FPC is owned by its principals and is not an affiliate of Francisco Partners Management, L.P.
Job Titles:
- Associate, Credit and Structured Solutions
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- Managing Operating Partner
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- Managing Director, Credit and Structured Solutions
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- Investor Relations Associate
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- Vice President, Capital Markets
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- Managing Operating Partner
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- Senior Systems Administrator
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- Partner, Credit and Structured Solutions
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- Managing Director, Credit and Structured Solutions
Steve Eisner - CCO, Chief Legal Officer
Job Titles:
- CCO
- General Counsel
- Partner
Job Titles:
- Managing Operating Partner
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- CEO - in - Residence / Operating Partner
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Member of the Leadership Team
William "Bill" Griffin is an Operating Partner at FPC. Based in Fort Myers, he joined FPC in 2022. He was the CRN Channel Chief for the years of 2011, 2012, and 2015. In addition, he has won Best Selling co-author, is an Award Winning Speaker, and recipient of the Kentucky Colonel.
Bill has a B.S. in Business Administration from Wilkes University.
He previously worked at Autodesk, Aspen Technology, Bright Machines, and Xerox.