David Dominik is a Managing Director of Golden Gate Capital. He has extensive private equity investment and operational experience, especially in a broad range of technology-related industries. Prior to Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Dominik spent ten years as a managing director at Bain Capital where he was responsible for managing Information Partners, a specialized fund within Bain Capital that focused on software, information services, and transaction processing companies serving a broad range of end markets. Mr. Dominik also built several scale companies in the semiconductor and electronics industries. Mr. Dominik also served on the investment committee of Brookside, Bain Capital's public equity hedge fund. In addition, Mr. Dominik opened and ran the California office for Bain Capital. Previously, Mr. Dominik was a partner at Zero Stage Capital, an early stage technology venture capital firm where he helped co-found several successful technology ventures. He was an early investor and assistant to the chairman of Genzyme Corporation. He also served as a Consultant at Bain & Company.
Mr. Dominik has a J.D. from Harvard Law School (cum laude) and an A.B. from Harvard College (magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa).
Jesse Rogers is a Managing Director of Golden Gate Capital. He has been active in private equity as either a principal or an advisor since 1990. Mr. Rogers' areas of focus include consumer products, retail, financial services, media and transportation. Prior to Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Rogers, a long-time partner at Bain & Company, was the Founder and worldwide head of Bain's Private Equity Group. Under his leadership, Bain & Company became the global leader in this business. Mr. Rogers also was elected to Bain's Governance Committee, was a member of its Board of Directors and founded its Investment Committee. He also co-led Bain's Consumer Products Practice. Previously, Mr. Rogers was an officer at J.P. Morgan. Mr. Rogers holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University. He is a Trustee of Stanford University's DAPER Investment Fund and a Member of Harvard Business School's California Research Center Advisory Board. Mr. Rogers is also a member of the Board of Directors of Common Sense Media.
Prescott Ashe is a Managing Director of Golden Gate Capital. He has 15-years of private equity investing experience and has participated in both growth-equity and management buyout transactions with more than $10.0 billion in value. Mr. Ashe focuses on (i) technology-related industries (specifically software, IT services, electronic hardware and manufacturing services), (ii) the consumer products and retail sectors, and (iii) business services. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Ashe was a Principal at Bain Capital, which he initially joined in 1991, and a strategy consultant at Bain & Company. Mr. Ashe holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley (where he graduated first in his class).
Ken Diekroeger is a Managing Director of Golden Gate Capital. Since 1990, Ken has been investing as a private equity professional in a variety of industries. At Golden Gate he focuses on consumer products, financial services, electronics and semiconductor equipment. Prior to Golden Gate Capital, Ken was a managing director at American Industrial Partners which led operationally-intensive, industrial buyouts. Early in his career, Ken invested in numerous consumer product companies while at The Shansby Group. He started his career as a strategy consultant at Bain and Company. Ken received his BS in Industrial Engineering (where he graduated first in his engineering class) and his MBA (Arjay Miller Scholar) at Stanford University.
Stefan Kaluzny is a Managing Director of Golden Gate Capital. Prior to Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Kaluzny conceived and co-founded Delray Farms, a Hispanic specialty food company. At Delray Farms, he led the growth of the company from a startup to $100 Million in 3 years. At Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Kaluzny has focused on transactions in several sectors including software, semiconductors, information services, consumer products and retailing. Previously, Mr. Kaluzny was a Consultant at Bain & Company, where he worked with Mr. Rogers as part of the private equity group. Prior to joining Bain & Company, Mr. Kaluzny was an Associate with the LEK Partnership and President of K-Software International. Mr. Kaluzny has an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School (Baker Scholar) and a B.A. in History from Yale University.
Rajeev Amara is a Principal of Golden Gate Capital, which he joined in 2000. At Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Amara focuses on the industrials sector. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Amara worked as an investment banker with the Los Angeles office of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. At DLJ, Mr. Amara completed a large number of transactions including high yield financings, public and private equity offerings, leveraged buyouts and mergers and acquisitions.
He holds a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (magna cum laude).
John Gilligan is a Principal of Golden Gate Capital, which he joined in 2001. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Gilligan worked as an Associate Consultant in the San Francisco office of Bain & Company. Previously, Mr. Gilligan worked as Director of Business Development at Smarter Living, a Cambridge, MA-based Internet start-up focusing on the travel and leisure industry. Mr. Gilligan has an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a A.B. in Chemistry and Chemical Biology from Harvard College (summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa).
John Knoll is a Principal of Golden Gate Capital, which he joined in 2000. Prior to Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Knoll worked at Covad Communications as a product manager responsible for developing a new DSL service for the largest independent data CLEC. Prior to joining Covad, Mr. Knoll was a Consultant with Bain & Company, and worked in its private equity group. Prior to consulting at Bain & Company, Mr. Knoll developed automated process software for Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan. Mr. Knoll holds an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a M.S. and B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University.
Jake Mizrahi is a Principal of Golden Gate Capital, which he joined in 2003. Prior to Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Mizrahi was a founding executive and Vice President of Business Development and Sales at iPhrase Technologies. During Mr. Mizrahi's tenure at iPhrase, the company established a leadership position in the enterprise search software market with a blue-chip customer base and the highest growth rates in sales and profitability in the industry. Before joining iPhrase, Mr. Mizrahi was an investment professional at Bain Capital. Mr. Mizrahi has also worked as a Consultant at Bain & Company earlier in his career. He holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a B.S. in Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(Phi Beta Kappa).
Josh Olshansky is a Principal of Golden Gate Capital, which he joined in 2002. At Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Olshansky focuses on transactions in several sectors including consumer products, direct marketing, and retail. Prior to Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Olshansky held senior positions in two entrepreneurial operating environments. He served as Vice President, Corporate Development with RightOrder, Inc. and Vice President, Business Development at Ventro Corporation, a NASDAQ-traded company. Prior to Ventro, Mr. Olshansky held positions at Bain Capital, Inc. and at Bain & Company. He has an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, with Distinction, and a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania, (Magna Cum Laude).
Doug Bayerd joined Golden Gate Capital in 2008. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Bayerd worked as an Associate in the Principal Opportunities Group at Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. Previously, Mr. Bayerd also worked as an investment banker with the Los Angeles office of Deutsche Bank. Mr. Bayerd has an M.B.A from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Business Economics with a minor in Accounting from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Ulrik Binzer joined Golden Gate Capital in 2005. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Binzer worked as an Analyst in the Corporate Finance Practice of McKinsey & Company in New York. Mr. Binzer was also previously a Junior Consultant at Ementor Denmark A/S. Mr. Binzer has also served as an Officer in the Danish Army. Mr. Binzer has a B.S.in International Business from Copenhagen Business School.
Rishi Chandna joined Golden Gate Capital in 2002. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Chandna worked as an Associate Consultant in the Los Angeles office of Bain & Company. Previously, Mr. Chandna also worked at Parnassus Investments, a San Francisco based socially-responsible mutual fund. Mr. Chandna has an M.B.A from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Economics with a minor in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.
Randall Eason joined Golden Gate Capital in 2004. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Eason worked as a Senior Associate Consultant in the San Francisco office of Bain & Company. Previously, Mr. Eason also worked in the Business Development group at Williams-Sonoma, Inc.. Mr. Eason has a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University (Phi Beta Kappa) and an M.A. in Sociology (Organizational Theory) from Stanford University.
Dan Haspel joined Golden Gate Capital in 2005. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Haspel worked as an Associate Consultant in the Boston office of Bain & Company. Mr. Haspel has a B.A. in Mathematics with High Honors from the University of Virginia (Phi Beta Kappa).
Felix Lo joined Golden Gate Capital in 2004. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Lo worked as an Associate at Bain Capital in San Francisco. Previously, Mr. Lo also worked as an Associate Consultant in the San Francisco office of Bain & Company. Mr. Lo has an A.B. in Public Policy from Brown University.
Peter Morrow joined Golden Gate Capital in 2002. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Morrow worked as an Associate Consultant in the San Francisco office of Bain & Company. Prior to Bain, Mr. Morrow worked with Latin American-focused investment group Explorador Capital and previously, was involved in several entrepreneurial ventures. Mr. Morrow has an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University.
Keoni Schwartz joined Golden Gate Capital in 2003. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Schwartz worked as an Associate Consultant in both the Boston and San Francisco offices of Bain & Company. Previously, Mr. Schwartz worked with The Bridgespan Group, a San Francisco-based nonprofit consulting firm. Mr. Schwartz has a B.A. in American History from Princeton University (magna cum laude).
Kevin Campos joined Golden Gate Capital in 2008. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Campos worked as an Associate Consultant in the Los Angeles office of Bain & Company. Mr. Campos has a B.A. in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University.
Christopher Child joined Golden Gate Capital in 2008. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Child worked as an Associate Consultant in the Boston office of Bain & Company. Mr. Child has an S.B. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a member of the varsity Swimming and Water Polo teams.
Michael Kimpel joined Golden Gate Capital in 2007. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Kimpel worked as an investment banker in the Los Angeles office of UBS Investment Bank. Mr. Kimpel has a B.S. in Commerce, with Distinction, from the University of Virginia.
Dary Kopelioff joined Golden Gate Capital in 2007. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Kopelioff worked as a Business Analyst in the San Francisco office of McKinsey & Company. Mr. Kopelioff has a B.S. with Distinction in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University (Terman Engineering Scholar, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa).
Ryan McClendon joined Golden Gate Capital in 2006. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. McClendon worked as a Business Analyst in the Los Angeles office of McKinsey & Company. Mr. McClendon has a B.S. in Economics and Mechanical Engineering from Yale University (summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa).
Rob Nagle joined Golden Gate Capital in 2007. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Nagle worked as a Senior Associate Consultant in the Boston office of Bain & Company. Mr. Nagle has a B.S. in Applied Mathematics & Economics with Honors from Johns Hopkins University.
Jon Nuger joined Golden Gate Capital in 2007. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Nuger worked as an Associate Consultant in the Boston office of Bain & Company. Mr. Nuger has also previously worked as a corporate finance analyst for VinaCapital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Mr. Nuger has a B.A. in History with a minor in Finance from Princeton University (summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa).
Ronnie Parikh joined Golden Gate Capital in 2008. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Parikh worked as an Associate Consultant in the San Francisco office of Bain & Company. Mr. Parikh has a B.A. in Economics, with Honors, from the University of Virginia.
Amrit Rao joined Golden Gate Capital in 2007. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Rao worked as an investment banker in the San Francisco office of the Credit Suisse Technology M&A Group. Mr. Rao was also previously associated with Venrock. Mr. Rao has a B.S.in Biological Sciences and a B.A in Economics with Distinction from Stanford University (Phi Beta Kappa).
Shyam Ravindran joined Golden Gate Capital in 2008. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Ravindran worked as an Associate Consultant in the San Francisco office of Bain & Company. Mr. Ravindran has a B.S. in Management Science and Engineering with a minor in Computer Science from Stanford University.
Dave Thomas joined Golden Gate Capital in 2006. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Thomas worked as a Senior Associate Consultant in both the Chicago and London offices of Bain & Company. Mr. Thomas has a B.B.A in Finance from the University of Notre Dame (summa cum laude).
Adam Weinberger joined Golden Gate Capital in 2008. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Weinberger worked as a Senior Associate Consultant in the Chicago office of Bain & Company. Mr. Weinberger has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from Duke University.
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