SILVER LAKE - Key Persons

Abhinav Parakh

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Principal

Abhinav Parakh joined Silver Lake in 2019 and is a Principal. Previously, he worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory Group at Evercore, where he focused on the telecommunications sector. Abhinav graduated summa cum laude from Cornell University's College of Business, where he received a B.S. in Applied Economics and Management and was selected to be a Merrill scholar.

Abhishek Malani

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Analyst
in 2022 As an Analyst

Abhishek Malani joined Silver Lake in 2022 as an Analyst. He graduated magna cum laude with highest honors from Harvard College with an A.B. in Economics and secondary in Computer Science.

Adam Harrison

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in 2021 As an Operating Associate
Operating Associate

Adam Harrison joined Silver Lake in 2021 as an Operating Associate. Previously, he worked at McKinsey & Company, serving telecommunications, technology, and private equity clients. Adam graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. in Applied Economics and Management.

Adam Karol - Managing Director

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Managing Director

Adam Karol joined Silver Lake in 2009 and is a Managing Director. He serves on the board of directors of A Place for Mom, Inc., GoodRx, Noom and Integrity Marketing Group. Prior to joining Silver Lake, Adam worked at Silver Point Capital, L.P., where his investment focus included private equity, distressed debt financings, and direct lending, and at Perry Capital, a multi-strategy investment firm. Previously, he worked at Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., where he was involved with large-scale private equity investments across a wide range of industries. Prior to that, he worked as an investment banker at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he focused on the technology industry. Adam received a B.S. in Finance and Management Information Systems from the Wallace E. Carroll School of Management of Boston College, where he graduated first in his class, summa cum laude, and was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma. He also received an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a former Term Member of The Council on Foreign Relations and was a member of the 2014 class of David Rockefeller Fellows.

Adya Aggarwal

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Analyst
in 2022 As an Analyst

Adya Aggarwal joined Silver Lake in 2022 as an Analyst. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania's Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology. She received a B.S. in Economics with a concentration in Finance from The Wharton School and a B.S. in Engineering with a focus in Systems Science and Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Ahmed Khairat

Job Titles:

Principal

Ahmed Khairat joined Silver Lake in 2017 and is a Principal. Previously, he was an Associate in the Financial Institutions Group at Morgan Stanley & Co. Ahmed holds an M.Sc. as the Lord Dahrendorf Scholar in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics and holds a B.A. summa cum laude in Economics from the American University in Cairo.

Ajay Mayar

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in 2021 As an Operating Associate
Operating Associate

Ajay Mayar joined Silver Lake in 2021 as an Operating Associate. Previously, he worked at EY-Parthenon's Software Strategy Group (formerly Bulger Partners) where he served private equity clients on product, technology, and commercial due diligence and value creation engagements. Ajay graduated from Tufts University where he studied History and Computer Science.

Alan Davies

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in 2022 As Senior Counsel, EMEA
Senior Counsel, EMEA

Alan Davies joined Silver Lake in 2022 as Senior Counsel, EMEA. Prior to joining Silver Lake, Alan worked as a corporate associate at Simpson Thacher Bartlett LLP, where he focused on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, growth equity investments, and other corporate transactions for private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies. Prior to Simpson Thacher, he was a corporate associate at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP. Alan holds an M.Sc. in Accounting, Finance, and Management and a B.A. in History from the University of Bristol.

Alex Li

Job Titles:

Director

Alex Li joined Silver Lake in 2020 and is a Director. Previously, he worked at Blackstone Group, focusing on private equity investments in Asia. He also worked in product management at both Amazon Web Services and Mulesoft. Alex graduated summa cum laude from Cornell University with a B.A. in Economics and Computer Science and obtained an MBA from Stanford University.

Alexander Bellaus

Job Titles:

Analyst

Alexander Bellaus joined Silver Lake in 2021 and is an Analyst at Silver Lake Waterman. He graduated with Highest Honors from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, where he received a B.S. in Business Administration and a Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Technology from the College of Engineering. Alexander was awarded the Bryon and Andrea Sheets Scholarship for academic excellence in finance and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Beta Gamma Sigma.

Alexandre Hamou

Job Titles:

Principal

Alexandre Hamou joined Silver Lake in 2017 and is a Principal. Previously, he worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co., with a focus on the Technology, Media and Telecommunications space. Alexandre holds a M.S.c. in Management with highest honors and a CEMS Master's in International Management from HEC Paris, as well as a B.S.c. in Applied Mathematics from Paris-Sorbonne University.

Amanda Torie

Job Titles:

Operating Vice President

Amanda Torie joined Silver Lake in 2016 and is an Operating Vice President. Previously she worked at Bain & Company serving consumer goods, industrials and private equity clients. Amanda graduated summa cum laude from Georgia Tech, where she received a B.S. in Business with a concentration in Finance.

Amanda Warren

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Associate
in 2021 As an Associate

Amanda Warren joined Silver Lake in 2021 as an Associate. Previously, she worked as an Investment Banker in the Technology Group at J.P. Morgan. Amanda graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, where she received a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School with concentrations in Finance and Management.

Ana Llana

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Associate
in 2022 As an Associate

Ana Llana joined Silver Lake in 2022 as an Associate. Previously, she worked as an Associate at Siris Capital Group. Prior to that, she worked as an Investment Banker in the Consumer & Retail Group at Barclays. Ana graduated from Baruch College with a B.B.A. in Accounting.

Anais Fritz

Job Titles:

Director, Legal EMEA

Anais Fritz joined Silver Lake in 2019 and is a Director, Legal EMEA. Prior to joining Silver Lake, she was the General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of 8c Capital LLP, and spent six years as a Corporate Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Before Simpson Thacher, Anais worked in the London, Moscow, Abu Dhabi and Amsterdam offices of Norton Rose Fulbright LLP. She has an M.A. from Cambridge University.

Andrew Malcolm

Job Titles:

Operating Partner

Andrew Malcolm re-joined Silver Lake in 2020 and is an Operating Partner. He originally joined Silver Lake in 2008 as an Operations Associate, and then spent the last decade leading commercial teams in marketing, product, partnership and sales. Previously, Andrew was Chief Product and Marketing Officer at Evernote where he led a team that resurrected the company with a new monetization model that brought Evernote cashflow positive. Evernote now has more than 250 million registered users, over 10 billion notes and seven Webby's. In previous roles, he was head of marketing and sales at Skype, leading a team of more than 100 people. During that time, he helped the company surpass 1 billion downloads and 2 billion minutes per day. He was part of the Skype team during the acquisition by Microsoft and the subsequent integration. Following Skype, Andrew joined HP, Inc. as Vice President of Mobile Solutions where he built a new revenue stream "mobilizing" traditional workflows to drive operational efficiency. He began his career at Oliver Wyman Consulting (formerly Mercer Management) and held Product and Marketing roles at Google, Hotels.com and HSBC. He holds an M.B.A with distinction from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a B.A. with Honors from Harvard University.

Andy Schader

Job Titles:

Managing Director and General Counsel of Silver Lake Partners and Alpine

Andy Schader joined Silver Lake in 2008 and is a Managing Director and General Counsel of Silver Lake Partners and Alpine. Prior to joining Silver Lake, he worked for seven years at Ropes & Gray LLP in its Boston office, where he specialized in leveraged buyouts and other private equity investments. While at Ropes & Gray, he also advised private equity sponsors in their fundraising activities and investment managers in various structured finance transactions. Andy holds an A.B. from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Angela Jiang - CFO

Job Titles:

Director, Finance

Angela Jiang joined Silver Lake in 2004 and is a Director, Finance. Prior to Silver Lake, Angela was a Financial Consultant for companies in the software industry. She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers where she managed many public and private software clients as well as venture capital clients. Angela holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Fudan University, China and received an M.P.A. from West Virginia University Graduate School of Business. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Annie Leonard

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Associate
in 2021 As an Associate

Annie Leonard joined Silver Lake in 2021 as an Associate. Previously, she worked in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Group and the Leveraged Finance Group at Goldman Sachs & Co. Annie graduated summa cum laude from Middlebury College, where she received a B.A. in Environmental Studies with a focus in Economics.

Annie Zhu

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Senior Vice President, Finance and Tax

Annie Zhu joined Silver Lake in 2006 and is a Senior Vice President, Finance and Tax. Prior to joining Silver Lake, Annie worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers Venture Capital tax group. She holds a B.S. degree in Industry Management and Engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University, China and received an M.S. in Taxation in San Jose State University. Annie is a Certified Public Accountant.

Antoine Laffont

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Associate
in 2022 As an Associate

Antoine Laffont joined Silver Lake in 2022 as an Associate. Previously, he worked at Alteri Investors in London, where he focused on Special Situations. Prior to that, he worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in Leveraged Finance at Jefferies. Antoine graduated from ESSEC Business School with a Bachelor of Business Administration.

Apoorv Saxena

Job Titles:

Managing Director and Chief Data Scientist

Apoorv Saxena joined Silver Lake in 2021 and is a Managing Director and Chief Data Scientist. In previous roles, he was the Global Head of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Services at JPMorgan Chase & Co., Product & Business Lead for multiple AI products at Google Cloud, and the Co-Founder of AI Frontiers, the leading Applied AI conference in the Bay area. Apoorv also worked at McKinsey & Co. and Alcatel-Lucent, where he focused on delivering impact across strategy, operations, design and build, and sales and marketing for clients in the financial & tech industry. Apoorv has a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University of Indiana, and an M.B.A., Major in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School in Pennsylvania.

Arian Khansari

Job Titles:

Principal

Arian Khansari joined Silver Lake in 2017 and is a Principal. Previously, he worked as an investment banker in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Arian graduated with distinction from the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a B.S. in Business Administration and a B.A. in Economics.

Audra Paterna

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Managing Director and Head of Global Human Resources

Audra Paterna joined Silver Lake in 2008 and is a Managing Director and Head of Global Human Resources. Prior to joining Silver Lake, Audra was the Director of Human Resources at Carlyle-Blue Wave (a joint venture with The Carlyle Group) where she was responsible for the development and implementation of all Human Resource related strategies and initiatives. Prior to Carlyle-Blue Wave, she was with The Carlyle Group and was responsible for a wide variety of Human Resource related programs and initiatives for the New York office. She holds a B.A. in English from Simmons College.

Austin Fields

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Associate
in 2022 As an Associate

Austin Fields joined Silver Lake in 2022 as an Associate. Previously, he worked in the Real Estate Acquisitions Group at Blackstone, where he focused on digital infrastructure. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, receiving an A.B. in Applied Mathematics with a focus in Economics.

Barrett Karr

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Managing Director and Head of Government Affairs

Barrett Karr joined Silver Lake in 2019 and is a Managing Director and Head of Government Affairs. She leads government affairs for the firm and brings over 20 years of experience in the highest levels of government, from Congress to the White House. Barrett also worked at The Carlyle Group from 2013 to 2015. She received a B.A. from Texas Christian University and an M.A. from George Washington University.

Ben Lu

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Analyst
in 2021 As an Analyst

Ben Lu joined Silver Lake in 2021 as an Analyst. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania's Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business, where he received a B.A. in International Studies from the College of Arts and Sciences and a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School.

Bethany Riedy

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Senior Associate, Talent

Bethany Riedy joined Silver Lake in 2017 and is a Senior Associate, Talent. She graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt University, where she received a B.S. in Human and Organizational Development with a concentration in Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness.

Bianca Stoica

Job Titles:

Director

Bianca Stoica joined Silver Lake in 2015 and is a Director. She currently serves on the board of directors of First Advantage. Bianca graduated summa cum laude from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where she received a B.S. in Economics with concentrations in Finance and Accounting. She received the William D. Gordon Award and Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key for graduating first in her class, as well as the Louis Rudolph Accounting Award and Adam Averell Ross Prize Fund. Bianca was a Joseph Wharton Scholar and was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma.

Billy Stetson

Job Titles:

Principal

Billy Stetson joined Silver Lake Kraftwerk in 2018 and is a Principal. Previously, he worked in the Technology Investment Banking Group at Rothschild. Billy graduated magna cum laude from Babson College where he received a B.S. in Business Management with a concentration in Finance.

Blain Liang

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in 2022 As an Operating Associate
Operating Associate

Blain Liang joined Silver Lake in 2022 as an Operating Associate. Previously, he worked at Boston Consulting Group, serving clients across the technology, media, and financial services industries. Blain graduated summa cum laude from New York University with a B.S. in Business, concentrating in Finance and Statistics with a minor in Mathematics.

Bolu Johnson

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Associate
in 2021 As an Associate

Bolu Johnson joined Silver Lake in 2021 as an Associate. Prior to joining Silver Lake, he worked as an investment banker in the Sponsor M&A group and Cross Markets Group (CMG) at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he focused primarily on transactions in the technology sector. Bolu graduated from Carleton College with a B.A. in Political Science and International Relations.

Bradley Pearl

Job Titles:

Vice President, Fundraising and Investor Relations

Bradley Pearl joined Silver Lake in 2020 and is a Vice President, Fundraising and Investor Relations. Previously, he worked in business development at Benefit Street Partners. Prior to Benefit Street Partners, Bradley worked in the Equity Capital Markets Group at Deutsche Bank, where he focused on companies in the natural resources sector. Bradley graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, where he received a B.S.B.A. in Finance.

Braeden Price

Job Titles:

Associate

Braeden Price joined Silver Lake in 2019 and is an Associate. He graduated with distinction and Dean's Honors from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario with a B.A. in Honors Business Administration.