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Nari Ansari first joined TCV in 2006 and focuses on minority and majority control investments across application and industry-specific software, fintech/payments, healthcare IT, and tech-enabled services. Before rejoining TCV, he was a Managing Director on Sixth Street's Tech Growth team (2022–2025) and holds MS and BS degrees in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford.

Aaron founded TCV's Data Intelligence Group to improve data-driven investment decisions, joining as an associate in the consumer internet sector where he worked on deals including Airbnb, Dollar Shave Club, GoFundMe, and Rover. Before TCV, he worked in TMT investment banking at J.P. Morgan in New York.

Chris Degiere joined TCV in 2017 and leads Data Science and Engineering within the Data Intelligence Group, applying computational methods to data-driven investment decisions. He previously led Company Data and Sales Intelligence at LinkedIn and founded a technology consultancy serving startups and Fortune 500 firms.

Erez Elisha joined TCV in 2019 and leads the firm's global finance, treasury, valuation, tax, corporate development, and IT functions. He previously served as Chief Accounting Officer at Sculptor Capital Management and held VP of Finance roles at Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan, starting his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

John Delfino joined TCV in 2014 as General Counsel, handling deal structuring and execution, portfolio matters, and legal/operational functions, with over 15 years advising private equity firms and corporate clients. He previously worked at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP on M&A, leveraged buyouts, co-investments, and securities matters. He holds a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross and a J.D./M.B.A. from Santa Clara University.

John Doran joined TCV's investment team in 2012 and helped open the firm's London office, focusing on consumer, fintech, and enterprise software investments; he also sits on TCV's Executive Committee. He was previously an investor at Summit Partners and began his career in investment banking at Morgan Stanley in London and New York.

John Drew joined TCV in 2002 and brings over 20 years of operational, financial, and technical experience. Before TCV, he was one of four CEOs in the Office of the Chairman at Lucent Technologies and previously served as President and CEO of International Network Services, with earlier roles at Unisys and service as a U.S. Army Captain.

Marta joined TCV's investment team in 2021 and focuses on enterprise software investments. She previously worked at General Atlantic in London and in investment banking at Morgan Stanley, and holds an M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London.

Morgan Gerlak is a Partner at TCV focused on the firm's Velocity strategy, investing in earlier and expansion-stage companies, with partnerships including Albert Invent, Arize, Cloudsmith, Elisity, Legit Security, Nagomi, Upwind, and formerly Avalor. Before TCV he worked at Forgepoint Capital, Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, and began his career in technology investment banking at Boston Meridian Partners.

Muz Ashraf joined TCV in 2015 and invests in software, fintech, and internet companies, with involvement in firms such as Klarna, Celonis, Miro, Mollie, and Redis. Before TCV he worked at Vector Capital, Merrill Lynch, and T. Rowe Price.

Ric Fenton is Chief of TCV's Investment Operations and the firm's Chief Legal Officer, overseeing Legal, Capital Markets, Portfolio Talent and Data Intelligence functions and supporting deal teams throughout the investment process. Before joining TCV in 2008, he was an attorney at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett advising private equity firms and corporations on M&A and securities matters.

Andrea Cambria leads the valuation process for TCV's investments and other corporate finance activities, having joined the firm's Finance team in 2019. She previously spent over 11 years in Deloitte's valuation services practice in New York, serving investment management clients including PE funds, hedge funds, and endowments/pension funds.

David Eichler joined TCV in 2013 and leads Portfolio Optimization across the firm's portfolio, having previously invested in B2B software including edtech, fintech, HR tech, and vertical market software. Before TCV he worked at The Blackstone Group on Technology M&A and began his career at venture debt provider Lighthouse Capital Partners.

Jeff Baldwin focuses on enterprise software and tech-enabled services investments at TCV, which he first joined in 2018 and rejoined in 2025. He previously worked in buyout investing at H.I.G. Capital and began his career advising technology companies on M&A and capital markets at Barclays.

Amy joined TCV in 2019 as a Venture Partner working with the B2C team and portfolio companies. She spent 14 years in leadership at Zillow Group, serving as CMO and then COO after being a founding team member, and previously held marketing roles at Hotwire.com and worked as a broadcast journalist.

Bob Burke, an Operating Partner at TCV since 2011, has over 35 years of technology experience across private and public companies, focusing on software and internet investments. He was previously CEO of Art Technology Group (ATG, acquired by Oracle in 2011), CEO of Quidnunc, and President of ePresence Solutions (formerly Banyan Systems), and began his career at Digital Equipment Corporation. He holds a B.S. in Physics from Eastern Michigan University.

Chuck Davis is Chairman and CEO of TCV portfolio company Prodege and joined TCV in 2011. He previously led Shopzilla (BizRate.com) and Fandango as Chairman/CEO, and was the first president of e-commerce at The Walt Disney Company; he holds a B.A. from Brown and an MBA from Harvard.

Krista is a customer success operating executive with over 20 years of experience scaling SaaS businesses. She spent 14 years at Salesforce in various executive roles and six years at Okta as Chief Customer Officer, and joined TCV in 2022.

Alex Flor joined TCV in 2025 as an associate focused on application software and fintech investments. He previously worked at Bain & Company's Private Equity Group on technology hardware and software diligence, and holds a degree from the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business.

Arianne Balducci joined TCV in 2023 as Head of People, leading the firm's talent strategy, people initiatives, and culture. She previously spent over a decade at Goldman Sachs across HR business partnering, M&A people strategy, communications, and human capital management.

Brett A. Byrd is TCV's Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, joining in 2026. He previously founded Brett Byrd Consulting and held compliance leadership roles at Ares Management, Macquarie Funds Group, and ING Capital Advisors. He holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Oklahoma.

Doug Gilstrap focuses on IT infrastructure investments across enterprise and service provider markets, and also works with business services and fintech companies. He joined TCV in 2014, served on the board of TCV company Cradlepoint (acquired by Ericsson in 2020), and previously held senior roles including Chief Strategy Officer at Ericsson, CEO of Radianz, and CFO/COO of Equant Networks.

Jamie Chen is an Associate at TCV focusing on consumer internet and SME software investments. She previously invested at Bain Capital Tech Opportunities in Boston and spent time at Ataccama, a data management company in Bain Capital's portfolio.

Karol joined TCV in 2024 and focuses on investments in consumer, fintech, and enterprise software. He was previously an analyst on Goldman Sachs' TMT team covering internet, software, gaming, and telecom.

Former Netflix Chief Marketing Officer for seven years and prior senior marketing leader at Warner Bros Entertainment. Currently Deputy Chairman of Zalando and an executive advisor to Spotify, Xbox, and Nubank's co-founders; holds a business administration degree from Simon Fraser University.

Matthew Gelber joined TCV in 2017 and brings over 30 years of investment and operational experience. He currently leads a quantitative crypto and blockchain investment firm, was previously CEO of TradeLink Holdings, President of the NYSE Group's derivative exchange subsidiary, and COO at Fidelity Capital Markets. He served on the boards of Tastyworks (a former TCV portfolio company acquired by IG Group) and the Options Clearing Corporation.

Meriann Chun joined TCV's finance team in 2020 with over 15 years in financial services management controllership, including a decade at Sculptor Capital Management and an audit start at Ernst & Young. She oversees the management company's financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, disbursements, payroll, and compensation planning. She holds a B.A. in Business Economics from UCLA and is a California CPA.

Omer Fancy leads TCV's IT function, overseeing IT operations and developing technology solutions. He previously was Principal Engineering Lead at The Carlyle Group and Lead Data Warehouse Engineer at Surescripts, and holds a B.S. in Economics from Texas A&M University.

Rafael Birnbaum joined TCV in 2021, focusing on consumer, fintech, and enterprise software investments. He previously worked in Citigroup's TMT investment banking and equity capital markets teams in London.

Sarah Ball leads TCV's compliance efforts, having joined in 2022. She previously spent six years at PointState Capital LP, rising to Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, and earlier served as a Compliance Officer at Och-Ziff Capital Management and a Market Surveillance Analyst at the International Securities Exchange. She holds an A.B. in Music with an Anthropology minor from Dartmouth College.