Jeff has officially joined us as Head of Portfolio Resources Group. Prior to joining Vistria, Jeff began his career as an intelligence collections officer in the U.S. Air Force before joining the National Security Agency. He went on to build a career across management consulting, operating leadership, and private equity. Throughout that journey, he served in senior leadership roles at TPG, AON, and Alix Partners and leadership positions at numerous portfolio companies. He has served as COO, President, and CRO, guiding organizations through transformational change and accelerated growth.
Jeff has led several notable transformation and value creation initiatives throughout his career. He stepped in as CEO of a $70 million enterprise software company, where he led a strategic overhaul of the go-to-market strategy, product focus, and international operations, culminating in a 6x return upon exit. He also lead a major product and go-to-market transformation at a real-time operating systems software company, shifting the business from pursuing new customer acquisitions to deepening penetration within its largest accounts, resulting in a 14x return on exit. Additionally, he served as the interim Chief Revenue Officer at a healthcare services company, where he repositioned the business’s care model against traditional insurance offerings and accelerated growth across both its consumer and enterprise business lines, leading to a successful exit to UnitedHealth Group.
Jeff has led several notable transformations and value-creation efforts, including stepping in as CEO of a $70 million enterprise software company, where he led a strategic overhaul of go-to-market strategy, product focus, and international operations, culminating in a 6x return on exit. As well as leading a major product and go-to-market transformation at a real-time operating systems software company, shifting the business from pursuing new customer logos to deepening penetration within its largest accounts, resulting in a 14x return on exit. Serving as interim Chief Revenue Officer at a healthcare services company, where he repositioned the business’s care model against traditional insurance offerings and accelerated growth across both its consumer and enterprise business lines, leading to a successful exit to UnitedHealth Group.
Jeff holds an MBA and began his post-military career at Deloitte, where he helped build the firm’s strategy practice from the ground up, before moving to JPMorgan Chase to lead a similar effort within its consumer bank.
