About
Dean Nelson is a Partner at Sageview Capital, which he joined in 2014, where he focuses on sourcing deals, acting as senior representative on transactions, and advising portfolio company management teams on operations. He previously spent 2000-2013 at KKR, where he founded and led KKR Capstone, an operating team, and held roles including CEO and President of Primedia and Head of Worldwide Operations and Technology at First Data. Earlier in his career he spent 15 years at The Boston Consulting Group, serving as a Partner and head of its Chicago office, and holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
Experience
- Sageview CapitalPartnercurrent2014 — presentGreenwich, CT
- Grocery TVBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- AtmosphereBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- DISQOBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- AttuneBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- TheatroBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- AceableBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- CallRailBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
- 360insights.comBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
- WomplyBoard Member2016 — 2023
- KKR CapstoneCEO and Founder2000 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
- Del Monte FoodsBoard Member2011 — 2013
- SealyBoard Member2004 — 2013
- ToysRUsBoard Member2005 — 2009
- Dollar GeneralBoard Member2007 — 2008
- PrimediaChairman, CEO and President2005 — 2007New York City Metropolitan Area
- Yellow Pages Group / Groupe Pages Jaunes – CanadaBoard Member2002 — 2004
- The Boston Consulting GroupSenior Partner1985 — 2000Greater Chicago Area
- Shell Oil CompanyProcess Control Engineer1981 — 1983Greater Houston
Education
- University of ChicagoMaster of Business Administration (MBA)1983 — 1985
- Purdue UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Chemical Engineering1977 — 1981
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Shared employers
Also worked at DISQO4
Also worked at 360insights.com6
Also worked at Sealy1
Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group680
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Deals · 1
CallRailBoard seat
via Sageview Capital · filed Nov 2020 · $56.3M raise
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