Guests

John Brennan is a Managing Director focused on the firm’s software investments and sits on the investment committee. Prior to co-founding Sumeru Equity Partners, he was a Managing Director at Silver Lake Sumeru, the middle market investment strategy of Silver Lake and predecessor fund of Sumeru Equity Partners.

Kyle Ryland is the Managing Partner of Sumeru Equity Partners where he focuses on leading investments in software and hardware companies. He sits on the firm’s investment committee. Prior to co-founding Sumeru Equity Partners, Kyle co-founded and served as Managing Director of Silver Lake Sumeru.

Jialin Zhang is a Vice President of Sumeru Equity Partners and joined the firm in 2019. Prior to joining Sumeru Equity Partners, Jialin worked in the Healthcare Investment Banking Group at Goldman Sachs in New York.

Jason is a Managing Director focused on the firm’s software investments and sits on the investment committee. Prior to co-founding Sumeru Equity Partners, he was a principal at Silver Lake Sumeru, the middle market investment strategy of Silver Lake and predecessor fund of Sumeru Equity Partners.

Advait Shinde is the CEO and Co-Founder of GoGuardian. He co-founded GoGuardian to provide K-12 schools with new technologies that enable students to engage in a better learning experience.

Nick Hernandez is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique, with a bachelor's and master's degree in philosophy from Michel Foucault. He co-founded 360Learning in 2010 to help companies meet the challenges of digital training.

Josh Millet is the Founder and CEO of Criteria. He created the company with the mission to take powerfully predictive science and make it accessible to organizations of all kinds, enabling them to make better talent decisions that drive results.

Nicole Alvino is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder at Firstup, the leader in workforce communications - the SaaS platform to make the digital employee experience work for every employee.