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Mark Gillett

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Senior Partner and Head of Value Creation at Silver Lake Partners · Board director at WP Engine

New York, New York, United States

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About

Mark Gillett is Senior Partner and Chief Operating Partner at Silver Lake, a global technology investment firm, where he has worked for over 10 years leading a team of product, technology, go-to-market, and operating professionals, along with the firm's talent team. He has nearly 30 years of experience building and scaling cloud/SaaS, software, embedded software, and technology-enabled services companies, having held roles including CEO, President, COO, CTO, and Chief Product Officer across consumer and enterprise domains. He holds multiple certifications and patents in security, networking, service management, and cloud technologies.

Board director at WP Engine

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WP Engine's investors · 9

boldstart venturesMiami · $1M – $3M checks · since 2019Golub GrowthChicago · since 2019Hazelview VenturesToronto · since 2019Mantella Venture PartnersToronto · $730K checks · since 2019PacelineDallas · since 2019Silver Lake PartnersMenlo Park · since 2019Silverton PartnersAustin · $200K – $2M checks · since 2019Stride Consumer PartnersBoston · since 2019Thompson Hutton, LLCMenlo Park · since 2019

Co-founders at WP Engine

JCJason Cohen
Jason CohenFounder

Experience

  1. Silver LakeManaging Director, Chief Operating Partnercurrent2013 — presentMenlo Park, California
  2. QualtricsBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentProvo, Utah, United States
  3. QualtricsCo-Chief Executive Officer2025 — 2026
  4. First AdvantageBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  5. First AdvantageBoard Observer2020 — 2026
  6. ZuoraBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. RelativityBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  8. WP EngineBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  9. AncestryAdvisor, Board Observer2016 — 2020Lehi, Utah, United States
  10. Quorum SoftwareBoard Member2014 — 2018Greater Houston
  11. MicrosoftSenior Vice President2011 — 2013Greater Seattle Area
  12. SkypeChief Operating Officer2010 — 2013London Area, United Kingdom
  13. European DirectoriesBoard Member2012 — 2013Luxembourg
  14. Silver LakeOperating Partner2009 — 2011London Area, United Kingdom
  15. Alvarez & MarsalManaging Director2006 — 2009
  16. Lehman BrothersManaging Director (A&M)2008 — 2009London, UK; New York, NY
  17. NAVIGON AGChief Executive Officer2007 — 2008Wurzburg, Deutschland
  18. iSOFTChief Product Officer2006 — 2007Oxford, United Kingdom
  19. IXIF LLPManaging Director2001 — 2006London Area, United Kingdom
  20. eHealthEngines Inc.Chief Operating Officer2000 — 2001Cambridge, MA
  21. WorldCare Technologies Inc.Chief Technology Officer1999 — 2000Greater Boston
  22. WorldCare International, Inc.Vice President of Product Management1998 — 1999London Area, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Strategy93Strategic PlanningManagement36Leadership19Team Leadership3Board LevelOrganizational ConsultingProduct Management71Executive Management19Cloud Computing49Program Management36Business Transformation9
+12 moreSoftware DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsAgile MethodologiesE-commerceProduct DevelopmentSoftware EngineeringDue DiligenceRestructuringTelecommunicationsStart-upsGo-to-market StrategyMobile Devices

Languages English · French

  • Chartered Information Technology Professional (CITP) — BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
  • CSM, CSPO — Scrum Alliance

From Mark's professional profile.

Colleagues at Silver Lake Partners

Ahmed Khairat
Director at Silver Lake Partners
Ajay Mayar
Operating Vice President at Silver Lake Partners
Alan Davies
Senior Counsel, EMEA at Silver Lake Partners
Aldo Brambilla
Associate at Silver Lake Partners
Alexandra von der Ley
Director at Silver Lake Partners
Amanda Warren
Principal at Silver Lake Partners
Anais Fritz
Director, Legal EMEA at Silver Lake Partners
Ananyaa Kumar
Associate at Silver Lake Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mark Gillett?
Mark Gillett is Senior Partner and Chief Operating Partner at Silver Lake, a global technology investment firm, where he has worked for over 10 years leading a team of product, technology, go-to-market, and operating professionals, along with the firm's talent team. He has nearly 30 years of experience building and scaling cloud/SaaS, software, embedded software, and technology-enabled services companies, having held roles including CEO, President, COO, CTO, and Chief Product Officer across consumer and enterprise domains. He holds multiple certifications and patents in security, networking, service management, and cloud technologies.
Where does Mark Gillett work?
Mark Gillett is Senior Partner and Head of Value Creation at Silver Lake Partners and Board director at WP Engine.
Where did Mark Gillett go to school?
Mark Gillett studied at University of London (Medicine); Wallington County Grammar School.

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