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Beth Davis in a Compliance Associate at Thoma Bravo. Based in Chicago, she joined the firm in 2019. Prior to Thoma Bravo, she worked for Morningstar, Inc. as a Compliance Specialist and most recently as a Compliance Officer. Beth earned her BA in Social Studies for Secondary Education from Aquinas College and is working on her MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Gerald T. "Jerry" Nowak is Managing Director, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer at Thoma Bravo. Based in Chicago, he joined the firm in 2021 and is responsible for Thoma Bravo's Legal & Compliance, IT and other administrative functions. Previously, Jerry served as a Partner in Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Chicago office, where he was a leader in the firm's Private Equity, M&A and Capital Markets practices, working closely with Thoma Bravo for almost 20 years on a variety of transactions and mandates. Jerry has been the principal attorney on hundreds of private equity, M&A and capital markets over the years. He has been named as a top practitioner in the The International Who's Who of Mergers & Acquisition Lawyers, as a “Super lawyer” in Law & Politics Magazine's annual review, and as a top high yield debt practitioner in The Legal 500's yearly review of Corporate & Finance attorneys. Earlier in his career, Jerry served as a Military Officer and Computer Systems Cost Analyst with the United States Air Force. He earned a JD from the University of Michigan Law School, an MBA from Auburn University, and a BA degree in Economic Policy Analysis from Michigan State University.

Kaitlyn Vasko is a Senior Compliance and Legal Associate at Thoma Bravo. Based in Chicago, she joined the firm in 2021. Previously Kaitlyn served as Financial Institution Compliance Manager and Regulatory Attorney at Northern Trust, where she managed complex regulatory remediation efforts and acted as the subject matter expert for the bank and business on a variety of subjects. Kaitlyn previously worked for the Illinois Bankers Association as a Regulatory Attorney and Registered Lobbyist. She has advised community bank compliance officers on various state and federal banking compliance issues and assisted in drafting banking and trust legislation. Kaitlyn is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law, and she holds a BA degree in Political Science and Communication from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.