Ken focuses on investments in infrastructure, software and financial technology companies.
Ken joined TA in 1989 and has more than 32 years of experience in the private equity industry. He has been a Managing Director since 2000 and formerly served as co-head of TA's North America Technology Group. Ken has deep expertise in the communications and financial technology industries.
Career Highlights
- Originated or supported over two dozen acquisitions for portfolio companies
- Developed TA's investment practice in financial technology
Former Experience
- AT&T Bell Laboratories
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management – SM, Management
- Stanford University – MS, Electrical Engineering
- Duke University – BS, summa cum laude, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Board Representation
Current
- Confluence
- Insurity
- TierPoint
Former
- Andover.net
- Arxan Technologies
- Bats Global Markets
- BroadBand Technologies
- Cosentry
- CyOptics
- Datek Online Holdings
- Direct Hit Technologies
- Fractal Analytics
- FTP Software
- Hummingbird Communications
- Idea Cellular
- Instinet Group (The Island ECN)
- IntercontinentalExchange (ICE)
- ION Investment Group
- MetroPCS Communications
- NetScout Systems
- RGM Advisors
- WIND TELECOM
Featured Investments
Acquired by TD Waterhouse
Acquired by VA Linux Systems, Inc.
Acquired by Digital.ai
IPO: BZX: BATS; Acquired by CBOE Holdings, Inc.
Acquired by TierPoint
Acquired by Avago Technologies
IPO: NSE: IDEA
Acquired by The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
IPO: NYSE: ICE
IPO: NYSE: PCS
IPO: NASDAQ: NTCT
IPO: NASDAQ: SBAC
Acquired by VimpelCom Ltd.