Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Rahel Ayalew is a Senior Vice President of Investor Relations at Thoma Bravo. She joined the firm in 2023 to focus on fundraising and investor relations initiatives. Rahel leads investor relations efforts for the firm’s credit business. Before Thoma Bravo, she was a Client Advisor in the Institutional Client Group at Neuberger Berman where she focused on business development for institutional investors across public and private market strategies. She also worked with a number of the firm’s strategic partnership relationships. Rahel holds a BA degree in Economics from Bryn Mawr College.
Investor Relations Associate
Investor Relations Associate
Andrew Bae is an Investor Relations Associate at Thoma Bravo. Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2022. Before Thoma Bravo, Andrew spent several years with Albourne Partners, most recently as a Portfolio Associate and Venture Capital Investment Due Diligence Associate. While there, he helped perform due diligence on 30+ venture capital managers and wrote research to help investors make better investment decisions. Andrew graduated with a BS degree in Finance from the University of California, Riverside, and he is pursuing the CFA charter.
Vice President, Communications and Marketing
Vice President, Communications and Marketing
Jared Barchus is Vice President, Communications and Marketing at Thoma Bravo. He joined the firm in 2022 to lead its digital marketing strategy. Before Thoma Bravo, he was global head of content marketing at The Carlyle Group. Prior to Carlyle, Jared held marketing leadership positions at Barclays and Morgan Stanley. He began his career as a Fixed Income Sales & Trading Analyst at Morgan Stanley. Jared received his BA degree from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.
Investor Relations Senior Associate
Investor Relations Senior Associate
Christiane Benga (Chrissy) is an Investor Relations Senior Associate at Thoma Bravo. Based in London, she joined the firm in 2023. Prior to Thoma Bravo, Chrissy was an Associate in the Private Fund Group at Credit Suisse, having worked across the project management and distribution teams. She spent over three years with Northern Lights Alternative Advisors, a placement agent providing advisory and capital raising services to alternative investment managers. Chrissy started her career with the Loan Syndications team at SEB AB. She holds a MSc in Management from Imperial College of London Business School and a BSc in Business Administration from Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich.
Investor Relations Associate
Investor Relations Associate
Sami Blum is an Investor Relations Associate at Thoma Bravo. Based in Miami, she joined the firm in 2023. Before Thoma Bravo, Sami worked for White Wolf Capital as an Investment Analyst for the firm’s Private Funds strategy, where she invested in private fund managers as a limited partner after her role as an Associate on the firm’s Portfolio Management team supporting the firm’s private equity and private credit strategies. Previously, she worked as an associate at EY providing advisory and assurance services to public and private clients in various industries. Sami graduated summa cum laude with a BSBA in Accounting from the University of Pittsburgh. She is also an actively licensed CPA in the state of Pennsylvania.
Senior Investor Relations Coordinator
Senior Investor Relations Coordinator
McKenzie Collins is a Senior Investor Relations Coordinator at Thoma Bravo, where she helps coordinate and execute on various investor relations and marketing programs. She joined the firm in 2015. Previously she worked with Arista Networks. McKenzie holds a BA degree in Communications from University of California, Santa Barbara.
Investor Relations Senior Associate
Investor Relations Senior Associate
Dylan Eisner is an Investor Relations Senior Associate at Thoma Bravo. Based in Miami, he joined the firm in 2021. Before Thoma Bravo, Dylan was an Investor Relations Associate with Bain Capital Credit, where he focused on institutional capital raising and investor coverage across Bain Capital’s public and private market investment platforms. Previously Dylan worked as a Corporate Credit Analyst at BNP Paribas, where he conducted extensive credit reviews and focused on developing and managing long-term relationships and presenting customized solutions to clients alongside expert product partners. Dylan holds a BBA degree with concentrations in Finance and Strategy Consulting from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University.
Managing Director, Head of Communications and Marketing
Managing Director, Head of Communications and Marketing
Megan Frank is Managing Director, Head of Communications and Marketing at Thoma Bravo. Based in San Francisco, she joined the firm in 2019 and is responsible for defining and driving the firm’s communications strategy across audiences to protect, promote and enhance the Thoma Bravo brand. Megan has more than 20 years of experience in communications, most recently serving as the Head of Communications for Allianz Global Investors in the US. Prior to that, she held communications and media relations roles at Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Paine Webber (now UBS), as well as PR agencies including Burson-Marsteller. Megan earned a BA degree in Political Science from Colgate University.
Investor Relations Associate
Investor Relations Associate
Investor Relations Coordinator
Investor Relations Coordinator
Kellie Hoverter is an Investor Relations Coordinator at Thoma Bravo. Based in San Francisco, she joined the firm in 2021. Kellie brings more than 12 years of administrative experience with various technology and financial companies. Most recently, she was Senior Executive Assistant to the CFO of Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ: OKTA). Previously she held executive assistant roles at TPG Growth, Cambridge Associates, e.l.f. Beauty, and Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Kellie is a member of the San Francisco Admin Awards Advisory Board. She holds a BS degree in Communication, Management & Design from Ithaca College.
Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Investor Relations & Marketing
Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Investor Relations & Marketing
Jennifer James is Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Investor Relations & Marketing at Thoma Bravo. Based in San Francisco, she joined the firm in 2015 with 20 years of experience in private equity/venture capital investor relations, fundraising, and marketing. Today she leads Thoma Bravo's business operations strategy, efforts to serve the needs of new and existing investors, and the firm's industry communications programs. Wall Street Journal and WSJ PRO Private Equity named Jennifer one of the Women to Watch in fundraising, and San Francisco Business Times honored her as one of the Most Influential Women in the Bay Area. Before Thoma Bravo, she served as Partner, Investor Relations & Marketing, for Sofinnova Ventures. Previously, she served as Director of Marketing & Communications for Alta Partners, and she held several marketing and financial services leadership roles. Jennifer earned her MBA from Northwestern University and her AB degree in History from Bowdoin College.
Director, Investor Relations
Director, Investor Relations
Saniya Jamil is Director, Investor Relations at Thoma Bravo. Based in Dubai, she joined the firm in 2019. She spent 12 years in Capital Markets at BNP Paribas, in London covering Institutional Clients and latterly in the Middle East as a Senior Banker. Prior to joining Thoma Bravo, Saniya advised Maris Africa on the company’s global fundraising strategy. Saniya earned a Masters degree in European Business from ESCP-EAP in Paris and a BSc in Economics from UCL in London.
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Emma Kirkland is Senior Vice President, Investor Relations at Thoma Bravo. Based in San Francisco, she joined the firm in 2019. Prior to Thoma Bravo, Emma worked for Probitas Partners as a Vice President responsible for fund placement project management, and she spent over three years with Denning & Company responsible for fund placement coordination. Emma earned a BS degree in Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning from the University of California, Davis.
Investor Relations Associate
Investor Relations Associate
Sean O'Keefe is an Investor Relations Associate at Thoma Bravo. Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2022. Before Thoma Bravo, he was an Investment Banking Analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Sean graduated with a BS degree in Finance from Georgetown University.
Vice President, Communications and Marketing
Vice President, Communications and Marketing
Jennifer Wade is Vice President, Communications and Marketing at Thoma Bravo. Based in San Francisco, she joined the firm in 2021. In this role, Jennifer manages the firm’s content marketing, PR, and social strategy to elevate the Thoma Bravo brand and the firm’s portfolio companies. Before Thoma Bravo, she was head of marketing communications at Comcast Ventures, where she managed content production and editorial strategy. While there, Jennifer worked with the company’s executives and portfolio companies to build brand awareness and generate deal flow. Previously Jennifer worked as a field reporter and producer for several NBC stations in California and Oregon. Before that, she served as a brand spokesperson and managed digital content and various social initiatives for Sony Pictures Entertainment. Jennifer graduated cum laude with a BBA degree in Marketing from Loyola Marymount University.
Investor Relations Senior Associate
Investor Relations Senior Associate
Kaleigh Wilson is an Investor Relations Senior Associate at Thoma Bravo. Based in San Francisco, she joined the firm in 2021. Before Thoma Bravo, Kaleigh held several roles at Morgan Stanley, including an analyst on the leveraged finance desk covering healthcare and an associate in the institutional equities division on the prime brokerage desk. While at Morgan Stanley, she was selected to be the ambassador to Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, where she worked with New York Presbyterian to improve efficiencies and reduce costs. Kaleigh graduated magna cum laude with a BS degree in Finance from Northeastern University.
Director, Investor Relations
Director, Investor Relations
Elizabeth Yates is Director, Investor Relations at Thoma Bravo. Based in San Francisco, she joined the firm in 2016. Previously, Elizabeth was part of the private equity project management and origination team at Park Hill Group (Blackstone) in New York. She started her career as an investment banking Analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at UBS Investment Bank in New York. Liz holds a BS degree in Economics from The Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania.
Vice President, Communications and Marketing
Vice President, Communications and Marketing
Eliza Young is Vice President, Communications and Marketing at Thoma Bravo. She joined the firm in 2022 to focus on marketing, internal communications, and Thoma Bravo's diversity and inclusion strategy. Eliza has more than a decade of demonstrated success across various sectors, including financial services, tech and international NGOs. Most recently, she was an Internal Communications Manager at Meta. Before that, Eliza held internal and corporate communications roles at Macquarie Investment Management, Allianz Global Investors and JPMorgan Chase. Previously, she served as a writer, editor and researcher for several international human rights and humanitarian aid organizations. Eliza earned an MA in International Relations from King's College London and a BA in European History from Barnard College at Columbia University.
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