Brian N. Sheth | |
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Born |
Acton, Massachusetts, U.S. | November 26, 1975
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
Occupation | Former President of Vista Equity Partners |
Spouse |
Adria Marie Ferguson
(
m. 2003) |
Children | 2 |
Brian N. Sheth is the former President of Vista Equity Partners, a private equity fund based in Austin, Texas. Sheth was listed in the Forbes 2018 World Billionaires list with an estimated net worth of $2 billion. [1] He was also a member of Fortune’s 2015 “40 under 40” list and Forbes’ 40 under 40 in 2015. [2] [3] In 2020, Forbes ranked him No. 359 in the Forbes 400 list of the richest people in America. [4]
His father was an immigrant from India who worked in finance and marketing, and his Irish Catholic mother worked as an insurance analyst. [5]
Sheth holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
He worked in the mergers and acquisitions groups at Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, where he advised clients in a variety of industries, including software, hardware, semiconductors, and online media. [6]
Sheth then worked at Bain Capital, where he focused on leveraged buyouts of technology companies.
In 2000, Sheth joined Vista Equity Partners as vice president. [7] Vista is an investment firm that owns over 50 software companies and has 65,000 employees worldwide, making it the fourth largest enterprise software company after Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP. [8] Vista was named the world’s top-performing private equity firm by the 2014 HEC-Dow Jones Private Equity Performance Ranking. [9] In 2010, Sheth became president of the company and was given the title of co-founder. [7] [10] In November 2020, Sheth resigned from Vista. [7] [10]
Sheth sits on a number of boards, including: The Active Network, Advicent, Aptean, Autotask, Bullhorn, DealerSocket, Global Wildlife Conservation, Greenway, MarVista Entertainment, MRI Software, STATS, Taxware, and Forcepoint. [6] [11]
Sheth and his wife, Adria Sheth, established the Sheth Sangreal Foundation, which is dedicated to education and wildlife conservation. [12] [13] Sheth also chairs the Global Wildlife Conservation, an international organization working in over 50 countries around the world to protect wildlife and ecosystems. [11] [14] [15]
Brian N. Sheth | |
---|---|
Born |
Acton, Massachusetts, U.S. | November 26, 1975
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
Occupation | Former President of Vista Equity Partners |
Spouse |
Adria Marie Ferguson
(
m. 2003) |
Children | 2 |
Brian N. Sheth is the former President of Vista Equity Partners, a private equity fund based in Austin, Texas. Sheth was listed in the Forbes 2018 World Billionaires list with an estimated net worth of $2 billion. [1] He was also a member of Fortune’s 2015 “40 under 40” list and Forbes’ 40 under 40 in 2015. [2] [3] In 2020, Forbes ranked him No. 359 in the Forbes 400 list of the richest people in America. [4]
His father was an immigrant from India who worked in finance and marketing, and his Irish Catholic mother worked as an insurance analyst. [5]
Sheth holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
He worked in the mergers and acquisitions groups at Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, where he advised clients in a variety of industries, including software, hardware, semiconductors, and online media. [6]
Sheth then worked at Bain Capital, where he focused on leveraged buyouts of technology companies.
In 2000, Sheth joined Vista Equity Partners as vice president. [7] Vista is an investment firm that owns over 50 software companies and has 65,000 employees worldwide, making it the fourth largest enterprise software company after Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP. [8] Vista was named the world’s top-performing private equity firm by the 2014 HEC-Dow Jones Private Equity Performance Ranking. [9] In 2010, Sheth became president of the company and was given the title of co-founder. [7] [10] In November 2020, Sheth resigned from Vista. [7] [10]
Sheth sits on a number of boards, including: The Active Network, Advicent, Aptean, Autotask, Bullhorn, DealerSocket, Global Wildlife Conservation, Greenway, MarVista Entertainment, MRI Software, STATS, Taxware, and Forcepoint. [6] [11]
Sheth and his wife, Adria Sheth, established the Sheth Sangreal Foundation, which is dedicated to education and wildlife conservation. [12] [13] Sheth also chairs the Global Wildlife Conservation, an international organization working in over 50 countries around the world to protect wildlife and ecosystems. [11] [14] [15]