Brian J. Conway
|Senior Advisor
Boston
Brian has four decades of experience in successful private equity investing and firm leadership at TA. He previously served as Chairman of the Executive Committee and Co-Managing Partner of the Firm, and held key leadership positions on the Management, Core Investment and Portfolio Committees. During his tenure, the Firm grew from investing approximately $50 million to over $6 billion annually in global growth companies.
Experience
- Joined TA in 1984, became a Managing Director in 1989, Chairman in 2014, Co-Managing Partner in 2017 and Senior Advisor in 2024
- Former Chair of TA’s Executive Committee and Management Committee, and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Core Investment Committee and Portfolio Committee
- Former Co-Head of TA’s Technology Group
- Prior Board work includes 10 publicly-traded companies
- Actively involved in more than 100 closed growth company investments for TA
- Former active partner at TA
Education
- Stanford Graduate School of Business – MBA
- Amherst College – BA, magna cum laude, Economics and English
Proudest Moment
While I’ve done a lot at TA, it took me a while to realize my greatest impact on the firm has been the many terrific people I’ve helped recruit and retain at TA. But looking back, I’m most grateful that my wife Karen’s and my four kids are kind, thoughtful adults.