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Sean Sullivan

Investor

Operating Partner (Chief Legal Officer / Legal & Enterprise Risk) at TSG Consumer Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Sean Sullivan oversees legal matters and enterprise risk management at TSG Consumer Partners and supports the firm's deal teams in transaction execution. He previously served as Executive Vice President, Chief Transformation and Legal Officer at The Duckhorn Portfolio, where he led its 2021 NYSE listing and its 2024 take-private transaction, and earlier worked as an investment banker at Credit Suisse and spent twelve years at law firm Gibson Dunn advising on IPOs, spin-offs, capital raising, and M&A. He holds a JD from Columbia University School of Law and a BA from Saint Mary's College.

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Invests in

Consumer

Experience

  1. TSG Consumer PartnersManaging Director and Chief Legal Officercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Grace CathedralTrustee2019 — 2025San Francisco, CA
  3. The Duckhorn PortfolioExecutive Vice President, Chief Transformation and Legal Officer2024 — 2025St Helena, California, United States
  4. The Duckhorn PortfolioExecutive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Legal Officer2019 — 2024Saint Helena, CA
  5. Dutch Bros CoffeeBoard Member2023 — 2024Grants Pass, Oregon, United States
  6. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPOf Counsel2012 — 2019San Francisco, CA and New York, NY
  7. Credit SuisseInvestment Banking Associate2011 — 2012
  8. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPCorporate Associate2006 — 2011
  9. Bear StearnsSummer Analyst2001

Education

  1. Columbia Law School2003 — 2006
  2. Saint Mary's College of California1999 — 2003

Skills & more

Mergers & Acquisitions16Mergers4Venture Capital4

From Sean's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Columbia Law School50

Sapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionHoward CoxSpecial Limited Partner at Greylock PartnersPria NarsimanGeneral Counsel at GreycroftJack LevyInvestor at Israel Cleantech VenturesAlexander KhutorskyVice President, Mergers & Acquisitions at DuPont at The Innovation SpaceRay KohCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Lotus Venture Partners

+ 44 more

Also attended Saint Mary's College of California18

Justin HoffmanPortfolio Partner: GTM/Sales at OSS CapitalStacey ErnestVP Finance at Decibel PartnersBrandon AdamsAnalyst at LogosHolt JohnstoneController at Founders Circle CapitalRandy WilliamsManaging Partner and Founder at Keiretsu CapitalJai Lee FontenotInvestor at Sand Hill Angels

+ 12 more

Shared employers

Also worked at TSG Consumer Partners31

Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesTanya WesleyInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITALJohn CopsesSenior Associate at CAVU Consumer PartnersMichael SekitsCo-Founder & Managing Director at BTECH CONSORTIUMLauren RinkeyVenture Partner at Springdale VenturesPhoebe WallworkInvestor at FELIX CAPITAL

+ 25 more

Also worked at The Duckhorn Portfolio1

Dan CostelloManaging Director at TSG Consumer Partners

Also worked at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP8

Brad WeirickPartner & General Counsel at March Capital PartnersSam KingAssociate General Counsel at Sapphire VenturesTracie RotterPartner, Platform at Lux CapitalMark VlasicInvestor at NEW VISTA CAPITALJohn CrandonGeneral Counsel at Thundermark CapitalHeather RafterFounder & Principal, RafterMarsh US at The 98

+ 2 more

Also worked at Credit Suisse492

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersNic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesLeone PattofattoOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures

+ 486 more

Investments

Board seats

Dutch Bros CoffeeGreen Coffee Company

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Colleagues at TSG Consumer Partners

Adam Hemmer
Managing Director at TSG Consumer Partners
Ale Mendoza
Investment Team at TSG Consumer Partners
Alec Barnett
Principal at TSG Consumer Partners
Alec Fogarty
Managing Director at TSG Consumer Partners
Alex Montefalco
TSG Vantage Team at TSG Consumer Partners
Alex Otrezov
TSG Vantage Team at TSG Consumer Partners
Ally Gillman
Senior Associate at TSG Consumer Partners
Anna Harte
Investment Team at TSG Consumer Partners