Flexible Capital for Growth Companies

Nari focuses on minority and majority growth equity investments in the software/SaaS, B2B tech, and fintech & payments sectors. At Sixth Street, he has led or co-led investments in MasterControl, Atlas HXM, and Stripe. Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2022, Nari was a General Partner at TCV focused on investments in the application software, industry-specific software, fintech & payments, healthcare IT, and tech-enabled services sectors. Nari’s previous led and co-led investments include Avalara (NYSE: AVLR; sold to Vista), AxiomSL (sold to Thoma Bravo), EmbanetCompass (sold to Pearson), HireVue (sold to Carlyle Group), Kipu Health, Merkle (sold to Dentsu Aegis), OneSource Virtual, Payoneer (NASD: PAYO), Perceptyx, Varsity Tutors/Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY), and Watermark. Previously, Nari worked at McKinsey & Company advising clients in the storage, semiconductor, and general technology industries. Nari graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. and M.S. in Management Science & Engineering.

Mike focuses on growth investments in software/SaaS and technology companies. Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2022, Mike was a Principal at Level Equity focused on investing in software and technology businesses. Previously, he held positions at OFS Capital, Berkery, Noyes & Co, and KPMG. Mike graduated magna cum laude from the University of Delaware with a B.S. double major in Accounting and Finance.

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2022, Piper was a recruitment specialist with Roark Capital. She began her career with Boston Consulting Group. Piper received degrees in Psychology and Business Administration, Operations and Supply Chain Management from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Mr. Chavez currently serves on the Board of Directors of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL). In addition, he serves on the fiduciary or advisory boards of Abacus.AI, Cambrian Biopharma, Datavant, Earli, Ketch, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Recursion Pharma, Stanford Medicine board of fellows, and the Stanford Center on Longevity. He previously served as President of the Board of Overseers of Harvard University.

Prior to joining Sixth Street, Mr. Chavez served in a variety of senior roles at Goldman Sachs, including Chief Information Officer, where he oversaw the firm's 9,000 engineers; Chief Financial Officer, and global co-head of the firm’s Securities (now Global Markets) Division. Mr. Chavez was also a partner and member of the Goldman Sachs Management Committee. Mr. Chavez was one of the first developers of SecDB, an early platform that transformed the trading business into a software business. He retired from the firm in 2019.

Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Mr. Chavez was the CEO and co-founder of Kiodex, and Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Quorum Software Systems.

He holds an A.B. magna cum laude in Biochemical Sciences and an S.M. in Computer Science from Harvard, and a Ph.D. in Medical Information Sciences from Stanford.

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2022, Kyleigh was an Analyst at Evercore in the Technology M&A Group within the Investment Banking division. She began her career at Dykema. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Indiana University Bloomington.

Paul Dodd is a Go-to-Market, Operating Partner at Sixth Street focused on providing core expertise to organizations in order to maximize revenue generation and profitable growth.

Before joining Sixth Street, Paul served as Chief Growth Officer at SecureLink, SVP of Sales for Compeat Tech, Head of Sales for the GA360 Measurement Suite at Google, and previously served as Vice President of World Wide Sales at Adometry, a leading provider of multi-touch attribution & cross-channel intelligence, acquired by Google in 2014. Before Adometry, Paul served as Vice President of Sales for Retail at Bazaarvoice and as Chief Strategy & Global Sales Officers for Design Reactor/6Connex.

He holds an MBA from Baylor University-Hankamer School of Business, an M.A. in Psychology from the University of Santa Monica, and a B.A. in Accounting from Kent State University.

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2021, Evelyn was an Investment Associate with SoftBank. Evelyn began her career as an Associate with Ernst & Young. Evelyn received a B.B.A. in Finance & Accounting and Mathematics from Emory University.

Prior to joining Sixth Street as its Director of Tax in 2017, Lindsay was a Tax Partner with KPMG LLP. Ms. Farnsworth earned a B.B.A in Accounting and a B.B.A. in Business Management from Evangel University.

Finn began his career at Sixth Street in 2023. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a B.B.A. in Finance and History.

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2023, Nikhil was a Vice President at PSG focused on investing in high-growth software businesses. Previously, he held positions at Palladium Equity Partners and RBC Capital Markets. Nikhil received a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Duke University.

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2019, Chris worked as an Associate for Audax Group. He received a BE in Mechanical Engineering and a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College.

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2023, Dylan worked at Guggenheim Partners in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Group within the Investment Banking division. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2021, where he received his BBA from the Ross School of Business.

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2018, Ben was a Vice President with Battery Ventures focused on venture capital & growth equity investments in the internet and software space. Previously, he was a Senior Equity Research Associate at Rutberg & Company and holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Chemistry from Duke University.

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2018, Alex worked as an Associate at General Atlantic and Abry Partners. He started his career as an Investment Analyst in the Private Equity Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co. He graduated summa cum laude from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs at Princeton University.

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2016, Bill was an Assistant Vice President with Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Bill graduated summa cum laude from the University of New Hampshire with a B.S. in Economics.

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2022, Benedict was an Analyst at Credit Suisse in the Global Industrial Group within the Investment Banking division. He began his career at GAO Capital. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Finance from New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2022, Susie was a Senior Associate for Neuberger Berman in its Private Equity group. She began her career at BNP Paribas as an Investment Banking Analyst. Susie earned a BSE in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan.

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2022, Max was an Analyst at Lazard in the Technology M&A Group within the Investment Banking division. He began his career at Israel Growth Partners. He earned his BBA and BA from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business.

Mike is a Partner of Sixth Street and Co-Head of Sixth Street Growth. Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2018, Mike was a Managing Director in AmSSG at Goldman Sachs, which he joined in 2004. From 2013 through 2018, he was co-head of PCI, AmSSG’s preferred equity, growth capital business. Prior to co-heading PCI, Mike worked in AmSSG’s Multi-Strategy Investing Group and Specialty Lending Group. Before joining AmSSG in 2006, he worked in Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research Division. Mike received a B.B.A. in Finance and Business Economics, magna cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame in 2002.

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2018, Lee was a Vice President at TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm where he focused on healthcare investments. Prior to TA Associates, Lee worked in the Global Healthcare Investment Banking group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He received an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School and graduated magna cum laude from the Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Finance.

Reina began her career at Sixth Street in 2023. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Princeton University.

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2022, Amos was at Guggenheim Partners, where he focused on infrastructure and cybersecurity software M&A. He began his career at Atlas Technology Group, where he focused on application software M&A. He earned a B.A. / M.A. in Economics, from Boston University.

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2022, Chris was a Senior Associate at Peak Rock Capital. He began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Barclays. Chris earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Princeton University.

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2020, Eric worked in the Investment Banking Division at Morgan Stanley. He graduated from Northeastern University with an M.S. in Finance and a B.S. in Business Administration.

Sandra is Deputy General Counsel at Sixth Street. Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2017, she was an Associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Ms. Rutova holds a J.D. from Columbia Law School and an L.L.B. from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2023, Shilpa was an Associate for District Capital Partners. Prior to District Capital Partners, Shilpa worked in the Corporate Finance division of KPMG. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Economics from University of Mary Washington.

Mr. Stanley is a Partner of Sixth Street and Co-Head of Sixth Street Growth, which is the firm’s platform for providing customized, non-control private capital for growth-oriented companies. Mr. Stanley focuses on originating transactions in the software, payment systems, data infrastructure and business services sectors. Representative portfolio companies include AvidXchange, Kaseya, Lucidworks, PayScale and SmartDrive. Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2011, Mr. Stanley was with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, where he served in multiple roles providing specialized financing to companies throughout the U.S. and Canada. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Maine.

Jeffrey Stone leads Sixth Street’s team focused on providing strategic growth advice to management teams and founders. Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2022, Mr. Stone led four sponsor-backed companies as CEO: Arrowstream, a leader in supply chain software solutions for multi-unit restaurants; Compeat, a provider of restaurant management software; MarketTools, a provider of software and services for market research and enterprise feedback management; and Tiburon, a leader in public safety and security software. Prior to those roles, he worked at Morgan Stanley and GE, and he began his career as an initial member of two IdeaLab Ventures companies, KornFerry Futurestep and Citysearch. He has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire.

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2020, Alyana worked on the Sponsor M&A Execution and Firmwide Strategy teams at Goldman Sachs. She graduated magna cum laude from Tufts University with a B.A. in Economics and Entrepreneurial Leadership Studies.

Alan Waxman is Co-Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Sixth Street.

Founded in 2009, Sixth Street manages $74 billion in assets with over 550 team members including more than 200 investment professionals around the world. Sixth Street uses its long-term flexible capital, data-enabled capabilities, and One Team culture to develop themes and offer solutions to companies across all stages of growth.

Prior to co-founding Sixth Street, Mr. Waxman was a Partner at Goldman Sachs and Chief Investment Officer of its largest proprietary investing business. Sixth Street continues an investment philosophy Mr. Waxman and Sixth Street’s founding partner group began developing over 20 years ago while building complementary businesses to invest Goldman’s capital in public and private markets across the capital structure in companies, assets, and idiosyncratic opportunities. At Goldman, Mr. Waxman founded and led private capital investing franchises in growth capital solutions, direct lending, and alternative energy infrastructure, among others, as well as in public markets multi-strategy investing. He began his career at Goldman Sachs in 1998.

Mr. Waxman is a Founding LP and Strategic Advisor to Concrete Rose, an early stage investment platform deploying financial and social capital to underrepresented founders of color. Mr. Waxman and other Sixth Street team members began advising Concrete Rose leadership on the firm’s formation in 2018 and Sixth Street is a Founding Strategic Partner.

Mr. Waxman is co-chair of the new National Women’s Soccer League franchise coming to the Bay Area in 2024 and serves on the NWSL’s Board of Governors.

Mr. Waxman holds a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania and currently serves on the Board of Overseers for the University of Pennsylvania College of Arts and Sciences. He is a Board Member Emeritus for Tipping Point Community and serves on the Advisory Council for the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula, which are both focused on fighting poverty and inequality of opportunity in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2023, Edward was an Analyst at Lazard in the Technology M&A Group within the Investment Banking division. Prior to Lazard, Edward worked in the Technology Investment Banking division of JMP Securities and the Transaction Services division of Deloitte. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Statistics from University of California, Berkeley

Prior to joining Sixth Street in 2022, Claire was a Vice President in the financial technology practice at Goldman Sachs. Claire received an MBA with high honors from the Booth School of Business at University of Chicago, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.