Meet the Hellman & Friedman team.

Aron Ain joined H&F in an advisory role as an Operating Partner in 2022 and serves as a member of H&F’s CEO Council, an advisory group for H&F portfolio company CEOs. Regarded as a preeminent leader in global workforce management and human capital management, Aron brings more than 40 years of leadership experience to H&F and its portfolio companies. Aron has been named to Glassdoor’s Top CEOs list multiple times.

Aron joined Kronos in 1979 and held a role in nearly every functional department over the years, working his way up to become CEO in 2005. In 2020, as founding CEO, Aron helped lead the merger between Kronos and Ultimate Software, both H&F portfolio companies, to become UKG — creating one of the largest private software companies in the world and leading employees, currently over 15,000 in number, successfully through the merger amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, UKG made history by becoming the first newly merged entity to land on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list, debuting at #6. In 2022, Aron transitioned to Executive Chair of UKG.

Location
London

Ted joined H&F in 2020 and is focused on partnering with management teams to drive value through commercial excellence and operational effectiveness at H&F’s portfolio companies in Europe. He is currently a Director of AutoScout24 and is active in the Firm’s investment in TeamSystem. Prior to joining the Firm in 2020, Ted spent 10 years in consumer goods in various CEO, Managing Director and corporate roles in Europe and Asia for Carlsberg. Before that, he worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in Boston. Ted is fluent in English and Greek.

Location
London

Casilda joined H&F in 2020. Prior to H&F, Casilda worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in Madrid and as a market research and strategy analyst at PayPal in San Jose. She is fluent in English and Spanish.

Location
San Francisco

Julia re-joined H&F in 2021 as the Firm’s Director of Partner Services. Julia was formerly the Firm’s Tax Director. Prior to her return to H&F, Julia was a managing director in public accounting, where she specialized in advising private equity clients on tax due diligence and structuring, as well as corporate, partnership and international taxation matters.

Location
San Francisco

Ahad joined H&F in 2025. Prior to H&F, Ahad worked at Goldman Sachs in New York as an investment banking analyst in the Financial Institutions Group.

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London

Stuart joined H&F in 2007 and is responsible for overseeing the Firm’s legal matters in Europe related to prospective investments and portfolio companies. Prior to H&F, Stuart was an associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in London. During this time, he also completed a two-year secondment to the U.K.’s Panel on Takeovers and Mergers. Stuart completed his legal training with Travers Smith, qualifying as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales in 2000.

Location
New York

Catie joined H&F in 2022 and is focused on the Firm’s relationships with its limited partners. Prior to H&F, Catie was a Vice President at TPG focused on capital formation and the firm’s strategy and development of new investment platforms. Previously, she worked in Investment Banking at Credit Suisse in New York.

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San Francisco

Kevin joined H&F in 2025. Prior to H&F, Kevin worked at Goldman Sachs in New York as an investment banking analyst in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications group.

Location
New York

Brooke joined H&F in 2024. Prior to H&F, Brooke worked at Morgan Stanley in New York as an investment banking analyst in their Financial Institutions Group.

Location
San Francisco

Sectors
Healthcare
Information, Content & Business Services

Jacob joined H&F in 2009, and re-joined the Firm in 2016. He is a Director of Medline and is active in the Firm’s investment in PointClickCare and athenahealth. Jacob was formerly a Director of Associated Materials, Goodman Global, Snap One, and Ellucian, and was active in the Firm’s investment in Verisure. Prior to re-joining H&F, Jacob worked as the Chief of Staff at Change Healthcare (formerly Emdeon) and the Head of Medical Networks at Grand Rounds. Prior to H&F, Jacob worked at Bain & Company in New York.

Location
New York

Katherine joined H&F in 2025. Prior to H&F, Katherine worked as an analyst at BDT & MSD in Chicago as a Generalist in the Merchant Bank.

Location
San Francisco

Simon joined H&F in 2021 and is a Director focused on legal matters related to prospective investments and portfolio companies. Prior to H&F, Simon practiced corporate and securities law for several years at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Palo Alto, California.

Location
San Francisco

Lauren joined H&F in 2022 and specializes in the Firm’s capital markets activities related to new investments and for portfolio companies with a focus on the equity capital markets. Prior to H&F, Lauren was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, where she was a member of Global Capital Markets and Head of Americas Technology Equity Capital Markets. Additionally, she worked with Alice Schroeder on her authorized biography of Warren Buffett, The Snowball.

Location
San Francisco

Susanna joined H&F in 2007 and is focused on the Firm’s relationships with the Fund’s limited partners. Prior to H&F, Susanna was a Director in Merrill Lynch’s Private Equity Group in San Francisco. Previously, she worked in Investment Banking and Equity Capital Markets at Merrill Lynch in New York and London.

Location
San Francisco

Matt joined H&F in 2024. Prior to joining H&F, Matt was an Investor Relations Analyst at L Catterton and was previously an Analyst at Mercury Capital Advisors.

Brian joined H&F in 2007 and is responsible for advising on accounting and tax matters for prospective investments and portfolio companies. Prior to H&F, Brian was a partner with Deloitte Tax LLP where he specialized in advising private equity firms on their acquisitions, dispositions, and restructurings.

Location
San Francisco

Shawn joined H&F in 2026 and is responsible for advising on accounting matters for prospective investments and portfolio companies. Prior to H&F, Shawn was a managing director with Deloitte & Touche LLP where he specialized in advising private equity firms on their acquisitions and dispositions.

Location
San Francisco

Sectors
Consumer Services & Retail
Technology

Matt joined H&F in 2012. He assumed the position of Chief Operating Officer of the Investment Team in 2025 and also focuses on portfolio value creation. He is a Director of Caliber Collision and is active in the Firm’s investment in Sprinklr and Zendesk. He was formerly a Director of ABRA, At Home, Curriculum Associates, Grocery Outlet and Renaissance Learning and was active in the Firm’s investment in Ellucian and Internet Brands. Prior to H&F, Matt was employed by the Media and Communications Group of Morgan Stanley & Co. in New York.

Location
San Francisco

Sectors
Healthcare
Technology

Stephen joined H&F in 2009. He is on the Operating Committee of Genesys and a Director of Checkmarx and Zendesk.  He was formerly on the Boards of Directors of CarProof, PPD and Sheridan Healthcare and was active in the Firm’s investments in Sprinklr, Splunk, Applied Systems and AlixPartners. Prior to H&F, Stephen worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at J.P. Morgan in New York.

Location
New York

Sectors
Financial Services
Information, Content & Business Services
Technology

Ben joined H&F in 2006 and focuses on the software, fintech, information services and industrial technology sectors. He is a Director of Enverus and UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group). He was formerly a Director of Ultimate Software, Getty Images, OpenLink Financial, and Sheridan Healthcare and was active in the firm’s investment in SnapOne. Ben is a Director of Grameen America and on the EforAll Berkshire Leadership Advisory Board. Prior to H&F, Ben was employed by Bain Capital in London, Boston, and New York and worked as a management consultant with Bain & Company in Boston.

Location
San Francisco

Zomo Fisher joined H&F as Head of Sustainability & ESG in 2022. He leads the firm’s strategy on sustainability & ESG, and supports portfolio companies to identify and deliver value creation and risk mitigation opportunities. Zomo has 20 years’ experience advising companies on sustainability across various sectors including technology, services, energy, consumer goods, and finance. He previously worked in house as VP Sustainability at Lundin Energy, as a Sustainability Director with Accenture and as a Sustainability Consultant at ERM, supporting both large public and private companies to create their sustainability strategies.

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San Francisco

Joseph joined H&F in 2014 and re-joined the Firm in 2018 after business school. He is a Director of Applied Systems, Circana, and Global Music Rights (GMR) and was formerly active in the Firm’s investments in Ellucian, PointClickCare, Renaissance Learning, and Genesys. Prior to H&F, Joseph was employed by the Technology Investment Banking Group at Goldman Sachs in San Francisco.

Jim joined H&F in 2021 and is focused on helping the Firm drive value by improving the operational effectiveness of H&F’s portfolio companies and protecting the Firm’s data and technology assets. Prior to H&F, Jim was the Chief Information Security Officer for both Kaiser Permanente and CommonSpirit Health. He also previously served in cybersecurity leadership roles at IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Foxcatch.

Location
London

Sectors
Consumer Services & Retail
Healthcare
Information, Content & Business Services

Stefan joined H&F in 2007 and focuses on the business & information services, consumer & retail, and healthcare sectors. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Verisure and Zooplus and a Director of SimpliSafe and Belron. He was formerly a Director of Nexi, Nets, Scout24 and Associated Materials. Prior to H&F, Stefan was an Executive Director in the Principal Investments Area of Goldman Sachs International in London. Previously, he worked at McKinsey & Co. in Germany.

Stefan is fluent in English and German.

Location
San Francisco

Josh joined H&F in 2022 where he partners with management teams to drive value at H&F portfolio companies through commercial excellence, strategic pricing, and marketing effectiveness. Josh has over 20 years of experience helping highly innovative, disruptive tech companies and established market leaders accelerate profitable growth. Prior to H&F, Josh held executive roles at Adobe and LinkedIn focused on business strategy, product marketing, and go-to-market. Previously, he spent 10 years in management consulting, including six years as a leader in Simon-Kucher’s technology practice.

Location
New York

Adam joined H&F in 2012 and re-joined the Firm in 2017 after business school. He is a Director of Cordis, HUB International, Safe-Guard Products International, and Vantage. Adam was formerly active in the Firm’s investments in CarProof and Edelman Financial Engines. Prior to H&F, Adam worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company in Boston.

Sectors
Consumer Services & Retail
Information, Content & Business Services

Philip is the Executive Chairman of Hellman & Friedman and serves as the Chairman of the Firm’s Investment Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee. He previously served as the Firm’s Chief Executive Officer from 2009 to 2017 and Co-CEO in 2018.

Philip joined H&F in 1992. He is currently a Director of Cordis and Circana and was formerly a Director of numerous portfolio companies, including, AlixPartners, Caliber Collision, Catalina, Change Healthcare (formerly Emdeon), Digitas, DoubleClick, GeoVera Insurance Group, Goodman Global, Grocery Outlet, Texas Genco and Young & Rubicam. Prior to H&F, Philip was employed by the Corporate Advisory Department of Dominguez Barry Samuel Montagu in Sydney, Australia and by the Merchant Banking Department of Morgan Stanley & Co. in New York.

Philip is active in the philanthropic community currently serving on the UCSF Foundation Board of Directors (where he previously served as the Chairman) and the Board of Advisors of the International Rescue Committee. He was previously the Vice Chairman of the Princeton University Board of Trustee and Chairman of the Princeton University Investment Management Company.

Location
London

Vincent joined H&F in 2024. Prior to H&F, Vincent worked on the investment team at Greyhound Capital in London and as a management consultant at Boston Consulting Group. He is fluent in Swedish and English.

Sectors
Consumer Services & Retail
Financial Services
Information, Content & Business Services

Patrick is Chief Executive Officer of Hellman & Friedman. He is a member of the Investment Committee and Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Patrick joined H&F in 1994. He is currently a Director of Global Music Rights (GMR) and Medline. His previous investment activities included Action, Allfunds, AutoScout24, Axel Springer, CarProof, Digitas, DoubleClick, Formula One, Gartmore Investment Management, Gaztransport & Technigaz, Hostelworld (Web Reservations), Iris Software, Mondrian Investment Partners, Nasdaq, National Information Consortium, Nets, Neverfail Springwater, Nielsen, PowerBar, ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, Scout24, SimpliSafe, TeamSystem, Verisure (Securitas Direct), VoiceStream Wireless, Wood Mackenzie, and Young & Rubicam. Prior to H&F, Patrick was employed by James D. Wolfensohn Incorporated in New York and Consolidated Press Holdings in Australia. Patrick started his career stocking paint and sundries at Schoening’s Paint and Wallpaper in Rockford, IL.

Location
San Francisco

Sara joined H&F in 2016 and re-joined the Firm in 2020 after business school. She is focused on the Firm’s relationships with its limited partners. Prior to H&F, Sara worked as an Associate at Stockbridge Capital Group in San Francisco.

Location
New York

Dan joined H&F in 2019 and rejoined the firm in 2024 after business school. Prior to H&F, Dan worked at Morgan Stanley in New York in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group.

Location
San Francisco

Ada joined H&F in 2025 as Director of People Operations. She partners closely with the Chief People Officer and the People Team to foster a culture of high performance, transparency, and employee engagement. With over twenty years of experience in human resources management, Ada brings deep expertise across multiple HR disciplines. Prior to H&F, she served as a strategic HR business partner at TCW, where she played a key role in building and scaling HR programs.

Location
San Francisco

Isaac joined H&F in 2024. Previously, Isaac worked at McKinsey & Company as a management consultant in the Private Equity and Principal Investors practice.

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New York

Fred joined H&F in 2017. He is a Director of Baker Tilly and Edelman Financial Engines and is active in the Firm’s investments in Belron and AutoScout24. Prior to H&F, Fred worked at Goldman Sachs in Toronto as an Investment Banking Analyst.

Location
New York

Austin joined H&F in 2020. He is active in the Firm’s investments in Medline, athenahealth, and Claritev. Prior to H&F, Austin worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company in Boston and as a policy advisor at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC.

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San Francisco

Diego joined H&F in 2024. Prior to H&F, Diego worked at Goldman Sachs in New York as an investment banking analyst in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications group.

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San Francisco

Emily joined H&F in 2011 and specializes in the Firm’s capital markets activities related to new investments and for portfolio companies with a focus on the U.S. debt capital markets. Prior to H&F, Emily was a Vice President at Morgan Stanley, where she was a member of the Global Capital Markets Division. Previously, she worked in the Investment Banking Division at Lazard with a focus on restructuring.

Location
London

Ben joined H&F in 2023. Prior to joining H&F, he worked in the Boston Consulting Group’s Private Equity team in London and Sydney.

Location
London

Joonas joined H&F in 2020. Prior to H&F, Joonas worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in Helsinki. He is fluent in English and Finnish.

Location
New York

Julia joined H&F in 2022 and is the Chief People Officer. She is responsible for the Firm’s talent strategy and people initiatives, as well as advancing an inclusive, collaborative, high-performance culture. Julia has over twenty years of talent and strategy experience, most recently as Global Head of Human Capital at Tishman Speyer. Previously, she was Chief Administrative Officer at Guggenheim Partners and has led recruitment and talent functions at Lehman Brothers and Barclays. Julia began her career at Bain & Company where she spent over a decade leading client teams in a variety of strategic engagements.

Location
London

Elias joined H&F in 2025. Prior to H&F, Elias worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in Stockholm. He is fluent in Finnish, Swedish, and English.

Location
San Francisco

Lisa joined H&F in 2023. Prior to H&F, Lisa was Director of Tax, Growth and Credit at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors.  Before Kayne, Lisa worked in the Tax Practice of PwC managing clients in the Asset and Wealth Management industry.

Location
New York

Sectors
Financial Services
Information, Content & Business Services
Technology

Blake joined H&F in 2001 and is a member of the Investment Committee. He leads the Firm’s New York office and focuses on the software, internet, financial services and information services sectors.

He is currently a Director of AutoScout24, Baker Tilly, Circana, and TeamSystem. He was formerly a Director of Allfunds, Gartmore, IRIS, Scout24, SSP and Wood Mackenzie and was active in the Firm’s investments in Arch Capital, Axel Springer, Gartmore Investment Management, IRIS Software, Mondrian Investment Partners, Scout24, SSP, Nielsen, and ProSiebenSat.1 Media and Wood Mackenzie. Prior to H&F, Blake worked in the Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings Department at Morgan Stanley & Co. in New York.

Brian joined H&F in 2022 and is focused on helping the Firm drive value by improving the organizational and leadership effectiveness of H&F’s portfolio companies. Prior to H&F, Brian worked with Cisco Systems, Samsung, Lucid Motors, McCain Foods and others to help drive impact through Talent initiatives. Brian began his career as a management consultant with Booz Allen and Accenture.

Location
London

Sectors
Consumer Services & Retail
Financial Services
Technology

Johannes joined H&F in 2014 and focuses on the financial services, software and consumer & retail sectors. Johannes has been active in the Firm’s investments in Action, Allfunds and Nets. He is a Director of Nexi, sits on the Board of Directors of Allfunds and was formerly a Director of Nets. Prior to H&F, Johannes worked in the financial services and retail investment groups at Warburg Pincus and in the financial services M&A group at Goldman Sachs in London.

Location
New York

Robert joined H&F in 2024. Prior to H&F, Robert worked at Goldman Sachs in New York as an investment banking analyst in the Consumer Retail Group.

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San Francisco

Susan joined H&F in 2008. Prior to H&F, Susan was a researcher at Deloitte Consulting, marchFIRST (formerly Mitchell Madison) and California State Automobile Association in San Francisco and at Dillon Read in New York. Additionally, she had her own research business in Oakland.

Location
London

Solene joined H&F in 2024. Prior to H&F, Solene worked as an investment analyst in the Global Opportunities Fund at Oaktree Capital in London. She is fluent in English and French.

Location
San Francisco

Adam joined H&F in 2025 and is focused on the Firm’s relationships with its limited partners. Prior to H&F, Adam was a Portfolio Manager in the Private Equity Department at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, based in Abu Dhabi. Previously, he worked in Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan in Chicago and London.

Location
San Francisco

Quyen joined H&F in 2002. Prior to H&F, Quyen worked in the Assurance Practice at Ernst & Young LLP managing audits in the Real Estate, Leasing and Venture Capital industries.

Location
New York

Meghan joined H&F in 2024. Prior to H&F, Meghan worked at Morgan Stanley in New York as an investment banking analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group.

Location
New York

Melissa joined H&F in 2023. Prior to H&F, Melissa worked at Goldman Sachs in New York as an investment banking analyst in the Financial Institutions Group.

Location
New York

Chloe joined H&F in 2025. Prior to H&F, Chloe worked at Evercore in New York as an investment banking analyst in the Media & Information Services Group.

Location
San Francisco

Sierra joined H&F in 2024. Prior to H&F, Sierra worked at KPMG in San Francisco as a senior associate in their Financial Due Diligence Group.

Location
San Francisco

Baylor joined H&F in 2025. Prior to joining H&F, Baylor worked at The Riverside Company in Los Angeles as an associate in the MicroCap Fund.

Location
San Francisco

Morgan joined H&F in 2022. Prior to joining H&F, Morgan worked at Waud Capital Partners in investor relations. Previously, she was a management consultant at EY in the Financial Services group.

Location
London

Alex joined H&F in 2020 and is responsible for advising on tax and structuring matters in Europe in relation to prospective investments and portfolio companies. Prior to H&F, Alex worked in the M&A tax advisory team at Ernst & Young LLP in London, where he specialized in advising private equity firms on acquisitions, disposals and restructurings. During this time, he advised the firm on a number of its investments, including Verisure, Allfunds, Nets and TeamSystem. He is fluent in English and French.

Heidi Melin joined H&F as a Senior Operating Advisor in 2021. Heidi works closely with H&F’s Operating Team and lends years of deep subject matter expertise to drive value creation initiatives across H&F’s portfolio companies, with particular emphasis on go-to-market strategies to drive growth and transformation. Heidi has more than 30 years of experience as a marketing executive, and previously held CMO roles at Workfront, Plex Systems, Eloqua, Taleo, Polycom and Hyperion. Heidi also served as Group Vice President of Marketing at PeopleSoft. Heidi currently serves as a Board Director for SailPoint and Origami Risk.

Location
London

Sectors
Consumer Services & Retail
Healthcare
Technology

Adrien joined H&F in 2012. He is a Director of Verisure (Securitas Direct) and SimpliSafe and a Supervisory Board Member of Zooplus. Prior to H&F, Adrien worked on the investment teams at both Park Square Capital and EPIC Private Equity in London. He is fluent in English, French, and Spanish.

Location
New York

Connor joined H&F in 2025. Prior to H&F, Connor worked at Morgan Stanley in New York as an investment banking analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group.

Location
San Francisco

Sectors
Consumer Services & Retail
Technology

Sameer joined H&F in 2010 and focuses on the software and consumer & retail sectors. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Applied Systems and a Director of athenahealth, PointClickCare, and Action. He was formerly a Director of Ellucian, Grocery Outlet, and At Home and was active in the Firm’s investment in Activant Solutions. Prior to H&F, Sameer worked in Blackstone’s Private Equity group in New York and Mumbai, India.

Jennifer joined H&F in 2011. Prior to H&F, Jennifer worked in the Tax Practice of Deloitte Tax LLP managing clients in the Private Equity, Venture Capital and Hedge Fund industries.

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San Francisco

Siru joined H&F in 2019 as Director of Talent, bringing fifteen years of experience leading and empowering talent globally. She works with the H&F professionals on recruitment, career development, and supporting the firm’s high performance culture. Prior to H&F, Siru held various Talent leadership roles at McKinsey & Company across the U.S., Africa and Europe.

Sean joined H&F in 2020 and is focused on helping the Firm drive value by improving the operational effectiveness of H&F’s portfolio companies. Prior to H&F, Sean worked as an Operating Partner at Bain Capital in Boston, where he spent over 17 years. Prior to joining Bain Capital, Sean worked as a management consultant with Bain & Company.

Location
San Francisco

Alexis joined H&F in 2018 and is a Director focused on legal matters related to prospective investments and portfolio companies. Prior to H&F, Alexis practiced corporate and securities law for several years at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Palo Alto, California.

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London

George joined H&F in 2024. Prior to H&F, George worked at Morgan Stanley in London as an investment banking analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group. He is fluent in English and Greek.

Location
San Francisco

Will joined H&F in 2021. Prior to H&F, Will worked as an Investment Banking Analyst covering Tech, Media, and Telecoms with Goldman Sachs.

Location
London

Dhruwil joined H&F in 2025 and specializes in the Firm’s capital markets activities related to new investments and for portfolio companies with a focus on the European debt capital markets. Prior to H&F, Dhruwil was a Managing Director at Sixth Street, where he was a member of the private credit team. Previously, he worked on the investment teams at both Och-Ziff and HPS. Dhruwil started his career in the investment banking division at Deutsche Bank.

Location
San Francisco

Arrie joined H&F in 2004 and is the Firm’s Chief Legal Officer. She is responsible for overseeing the Firm’s legal and compliance functions as well as advising on legal matters for prospective investments and portfolio companies. Prior to H&F, Arrie practiced corporate and securities law at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York, where she specialized in a wide range of transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments and joint ventures. She also provided securities advice to public and private companies, including with respect to initial public offerings, financings and corporate governance.

Location
London

Sectors
Financial Services
Healthcare
Technology

Hunter joined H&F in 2003 and is a member of the Investment Committee. He leads the Firm’s London office along with our investing activities in the healthcare and insurance sectors.

He is a Director of Allfunds, Cordis, HUB International, Mehiläinen, Safe-Guard Products International, and Vantage. Hunter was formerly a Director of Change Healthcare (formerly Emdeon), Claritev (CTEV), GeoVera Insurance Group, Pharmaceutical Product Development and Sedgwick and was active in the Firm’s investments in athenahealth, Grosvenor Capital Management, Medline, PARIS RE, and PointClickCare.

Prior to H&F, Hunter worked in the Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring and General Industrial Departments of Morgan Stanley & Co. in New York.

Location
San Francisco

Whitney joined H&F in 2018 and is focused on driving value creation across H&F’s portfolio companies through strategy, and commercial and operational excellence. Prior to H&F, Whitney was a Vice President at Bain Capital’s Private Equity group in Boston. Previously, she worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company in Los Angeles.

Location
London

Nuno joined H&F in 2026 and focuses on partnering with management teams to drive value through commercial excellence and operational effectiveness across H&F’s European portfolio. He brings nearly 20 years of experience spanning consumer goods, e-commerce, consulting, and law, with prior roles at Bain & Company, L’Oréal, PepsiCo, and Amazon. Before joining H&F, Nuno spent nearly a decade at PepsiCo in various general management roles across Western and Eastern Europe, including in the UK and France. Earlier in his career, he led Amazon’s Beauty category and worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company. Nuno is fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French.

Location
London

Nicholas joined H&F in 2025. Prior to H&F, Nicholas worked as a management consultant at Boston Consulting Group in the Private Equity and Healthcare groups. He is fluent in English and German.

Location
San Francisco

Max joined H&F in 2024. Prior to H&F, Max worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company in New York and San Francisco.

Location
San Francisco

Cait joined H&F in 2024. Prior to joining H&F, Cait was an Associate at JP Morgan in New York, where she was a member of the Leveraged Finance Syndicate Group.

Location
San Francisco

Garrison joined H&F in 2020 and rejoined the Firm in 2024 after business school. Prior to H&F, he worked as an investment banking analyst in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Morgan Stanley.

Location
London

Jack joined H&F in 2026. Prior to joining H&F, he worked in the Boston Consulting Group’s Private Equity team in London.

Location
San Francisco

Sheryl joined H&F in 2008. She is the Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. In this capacity, she oversees the Firm’s compliance matters and other internal legal matters. Prior to H&F, Sheryl was a partner at Heller Ehrman LLP in San Francisco. Previously, she was an associate at Bryan Cave LLP in London and St. Louis.

Location
San Francisco

Philipp joined H&F in 2025. Prior to H&F, Philipp worked as an Engagement Manager in the Private Equity and TMT groups at McKinsey & Company in San Francisco.

Location
London

Dominik joined H&F in 2024. He is currently a Director of TeamSystem and is active in the Firm’s investment in Nexi. Prior to H&F, Dominik worked on the investment team at Bain Capital in London and as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in Vienna. He is fluent in English and German.

Location
San Francisco

Judd joined H&F in 2012 and is the Firm’s Chief Financial Officer. He is responsible for all finance, accounting, and tax matters. Prior to H&F, Judd was a Principal with Deloitte Tax LLP in its M&A Transaction Services Group, where he specialized in advising private equity firms in tax due diligence, financial model review, and transaction structuring.

Location
San Francisco

Mariya joined H&F in 2024. Prior to H&F, Mariya worked as an investment analyst at Weiss Asset Management in Boston.

Location
London

Maria joined H&F in 2019 and focuses on legal matters related to prospective investments and portfolio companies in Europe. Prior to H&F, Maria practiced corporate law at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in London, where she was a member of the firm’s private equity practice.

Location
San Francisco

Valerie joined H&F in 2024. Prior to H&F, Valerie was part of Google’s Climate Operations team as a Carbon Reduction & Net Zero Analyst.

Location
San Francisco

Caroline joined H&F in 2018 and rejoined the Firm in 2022 after business school. She is a Director of Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) and Global Music Rights (GMR). Caroline was formerly a Director of At Home and was active in the Firm’s investments in Action and Grocery Outlet. Prior to H&F, she worked as an investment banking analyst in the Consumer Retail Group at Goldman Sachs.

Steve Solazzo joined H&F as a Senior Operating Advisor in 2021 and works closely with H&F’s Operating Team. His expertise helps to drive value creation initiatives with H&F’s portfolio companies, with particular emphasis on revenue growth, sales strategy and effectiveness. Steve spent over 30 years in the software and technology sector with IBM, where he led several large sales teams. He was most recently General Manager of IBM’s Global Enterprise Sales division. He also held global General Manager roles across IBM’s Americas Software Sales division, IBM’s Linux Division and served as Vice President of Global Software Sales for Mid-Market Businesses, Emerging Markets and ISV’s.

Location
San Francisco

Sri joined H&F in 2023 with focus on product & technology initiatives that help drive the operational effectiveness of H&F’s portfolio companies. He is a Director of HUB. Prior to H&F, Sri worked at Zuora as its Chief Product & Engineering officer. Prior to Zuora he was SVP/GM of Cisco Collaboration Business Unit for three years and worked at Microsoft for 13 years, culminating as GM of Dynamics 365 F&O where he drove the transformation of the on-premises portfolio to an Azure based SaaS offering. Sri started his career in consulting and transitioned to product & engineering at Peoplesoft where he was a distinguished engineer prior to his time at Microsoft. Sri is fluent in English, Hindi and Tamil.

Sean joined H&F in 2025 and serves as Director of IT. He brings over 20 years of experience leading technology strategy and enterprise operations across global organizations. Prior to H&F, Sean was Senior Director of IT at Energy Recovery Inc., where he led a company-wide digital transformation, including ERP and CRM system implementations and broad business process automation. He also held senior IT leadership roles at NEOS GeoSolutions, EVault, and Centerbeam Inc., overseeing global infrastructure, data center operations, and M&A integration initiatives.

Location
San Francisco

Devansh joined H&F in 2024. Prior to H&F, Devansh worked at PJT Partners in New York as an investment banking analyst in the Restructuring & Special Situations Group.

Location
New York

Haley joined H&F in 2023. Prior to H&F, Haley worked at Lazard in New York as an investment banking analyst in the Restructuring and Capital Solutions Group.

Location
New York

Meghan joined H&F in 2023 with a focus on procurement and supply chain initiatives that help drive the operational effectiveness of H&F’s portfolio companies. Prior to H&F, Meghan worked at Bain Capital as Head of Procurement, which included leading the internal procurement organization as well as portfolio procurement value creation. Prior to Bain Capital, she was a management consultant with Accenture. Meghan started her career at the Boeing Company where she worked in both supply chain and procurement on various commercial and defense programs and products. Meghan has procurement and supply chain experience across industry sectors.

Location
San Francisco

Sectors
Financial Services
Technology

David joined H&F in 1994 and is a member of the Investment Committee. He leads the Firm’s San Francisco office and our investing activities in the Software & Tech sector. David has been involved with numerous H&F investments and portfolio companies over almost 30 years of H&F’s investing history. He is currently a Director of UKG and Genesys. In addition, David serves as Board Chair of Sugar Bowl Corporation and sits on the board of the UCSF Foundation Investment Company.

Location
San Francisco

Ananya joined H&F in 2026. Prior to H&F, she worked at Schematic Ventures investing in early-stage technology and Adams Street Partners investing in venture and buyout funds.

Location
San Francisco

Zach joined H&F in 2023. Prior to H&F, Zach worked at Goldman Sachs in San Francisco as an investment banking analyst in the Technology Group.

Location
San Francisco

Olivia joined H&F in 2023. Prior to H&F, Olivia worked at Citigroup in San Francisco as an investment banking analyst in the Technology Group.

Location
San Francisco

Sectors
Information, Content & Business Services
Technology

Tarim joined H&F in 2005 and focuses on the software, internet and business services sectors. He is a Director of Checkmarx, Curriculum Associates, Sprinklr and Zendesk. He was formerly a Director at AlixPartners, Baker Tilly, Genesys, Internet Brands, Renaissance Learning and Simplisafe, and was active in the firm’s investment in Artisan Partners. Prior to H&F, Tarim was employed by Bain Capital in Boston and worked as a consultant in the Boston office of Bain & Company.

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San Francisco

Trevor joined H&F in 2007 and is responsible for overseeing the Firm’s capital markets activities related to new investments and for portfolio companies. Prior to H&F, Trevor was employed as an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, where he was a member of the Investment Banking Division.

Location
San Francisco

Lauren joined H&F in 2019. She is Senior Counsel, with a focus on funds. In this capacity, she assists with fund formation, fundraising, limited partner matters, general partner matters and other internal legal and compliance matters. Prior to H&F, Lauren was an associate at Hogan Lovells in Silicon Valley.

Matthew was formerly a Managing Director of H&F. Matthew had worked at H&F for over 20 years and was previously Chairman of the Investment Committee. Matthew’s primary area of focus was asset management and he was instrumental in the Firm’s investments in Artisan, Franklin and Mondrian. Prior to joining H&F, Matthew was an Associate in the Corporate Finance Department of Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb.

Matthew currently serves on the Board of Directors of and Artisan Partners Asset Management. He was formerly a Director of numerous H&F portfolio companies, including Western Wireless, Mitchell and Mondrian, and was formerly a Director of Oechsle International, L.P. and Thomas Weisel Partners.

Matthew also serves the Advisory Council of Natural Capital Alliance at Stanford University.  He is a Director of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Foundation, the San Francisco Free Clinic, and is President of the USA Cycling Development Foundation.  He is a past member of the California Public Employees Post Employment Benefits Commission and the Economic and Allocation Advisory Commission advising the California Air Resources Board on implementation of AB 32, and California Public Employees’ Retirement System Private Equity Emerging Manager Review panel.

Brian is Chairman Emeritus of H&F.  He had previously served as Chairman of H&F and a member of the Investment Committee from 2009 to 2014 and as CEO and Chairman of the Investment Committee from 2003 to 2009. Brian originally joined H&F in 1991 and re-joined the Firm in January 1999, after having served for five years as Managing Director and CEO of both Consolidated Press Holdings Limited and Publishing and Broadcasting Limited in Australia. Brian was formerly a Director of numerous portfolio companies, including Axel Springer, Blackbaud, Internet Brands, Kronos, ProSieben, SLEC (the holding company for Formula One) and Getty Images, and was an advisory board member of Artisan.

Brian is also an advisor to Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. He was formerly Chairman of John Fairfax Holdings Limited and Valassis Communications Inc. and was a Director of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.

Prior to joining H&F, Brian was a Partner at James D. Wolfensohn Incorporated and was Managing Director (Chief Executive) of The Jardine Matheson Group in Hong Kong.

Erik was formerly a Partner of H&F, having worked as a member of the H&F investment team for over 20 years. He previously led the Firm’s efforts to invest in the consumer, retail and industrial sectors and served as executive sponsor of H&F’s Operating Team. Erik currently serves on numerous outside boards, including acting as Lead Independent Director of Grocery Outlet Holding Corp, a former H&F portfolio company. He was previously Chairman of the Board of Directors of Snap One, Caliber Collision (and its predecessor ABRA Auto Body & Glass), Goodman Global, Associated Materials and At Home Group and a Director of LPL Financial, Sheridan Healthcare and Texas Genco. Prior to H&F, Erik was employed by Bain Capital in Boston and Sydney and worked as a management consultant for Bain & Company in San Francisco.