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Kiran Rao

Investor

Investor at Vector Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

Kiran Rao is Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Operations, and a member of the Management Committee at Vector Capital, a software-focused private equity firm, where he leads the Value Creation Team. From 2021 to 2026, he was COO of Value Creation at Vista Equity Partners, overseeing a 150-person portfolio operations team across more than 95 enterprise software companies and serving on the boards of PowerSchool and Greenway Health, and he previously spent over a decade at TPG Capital as an Operating Partner on the Technology Sector team, with board roles at companies including Digital.ai, WellSky, and Univision. Rao holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Columbia Business School, and earlier held positions at McKinsey & Company, Accenture, Cisco Systems, and Asera.

Experience

  1. Vector Capital ManagementManaging Director, Head of Value Creation Team, Member of Management Committeecurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. SingleStoreBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  3. Riverbed TechnologyBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  4. Corel CorporationBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  5. Columbia Business SchoolGuest Lecturer, Private Equity Programcurrent2016 — present
  6. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessVenture Advisor, Startup Garagecurrent2023 — present
  7. Vista Equity PartnersChief Operating Officer, Value Creation Team2021 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  8. PowerSchoolBoard Member2024 — 2026
  9. Greenway HealthBoard Member2022 — 2026
  10. Digital.aiBoard Member2019 — 2021
  11. WellSkyBoard Member2017 — 2021
  12. TPGOperating Partner & interim CXO at various portfolio companies2010 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  13. EVERFIBoard Observer2017 — 2020
  14. McKinsey & CompanySenior Engagement Manager2006 — 2010
  15. Asera (Kleiner Perkins) and RealClear Technologies (Foundation Capital)Product Management & Professional Services at two venture-backed startups1999 — 2005

Skills & more

Enterprise Software14SaaS1Artificial Intelligence (AI)14Big Data10Start-ups99Cross-functional Team Leadership95Finance9Strategic Partnerships14Acquisition Integration2Product Management28Mergers7Business Development12
+12 moreCloud ComputingBusiness StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsManagement ConsultingVenture CapitalProduct DevelopmentMobile DevicesMarketing StrategyProject ManagementSales OperationsAgenticGenerative AI Tools
  • Certified Sommelier (Level 2 certified - preparing for Level 3) — WSET

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kiran Rao?
Kiran Rao is Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Operations, and a member of the Management Committee at Vector Capital, a software-focused private equity firm, where he leads the Value Creation Team. From 2021 to 2026, he was COO of Value Creation at Vista Equity Partners, overseeing a 150-person portfolio operations team across more than 95 enterprise software companies and serving on the boards of PowerSchool and Greenway Health, and he previously spent over a decade at TPG Capital as an Operating Partner on the Technology Sector team, with board roles at companies including Digital.ai, WellSky, and Univision. Rao holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Columbia Business School, and earlier held positions at McKinsey & Company, Accenture, Cisco Systems, and Asera.
Where does Kiran Rao work?
Kiran Rao is at Vector Capital.
Where did Kiran Rao go to school?
Kiran Rao studied at Columbia Business School (MBA, Management & Finance); University of California, Berkeley (B.S., Electrical Engineering & Computer Science).

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