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Executive Team

Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Ashutosh Agrawal

Mr. Agrawal is a Vice President with Francisco Partners. Prior to joining Francisco Partners, Mr. Agrawal worked in the Leveraged Finance group at Goldman, Sachs & Co. where he was involved in the structuring and execution of leveraged loan, high-yield bond, bridge loan, and mezzanine financing transactions for companies in a variety of industries including telecommunications and information technology. Mr. Agrawal serves on the board of directors of Primavera.

Education:

  • M.B.A. from Harvard Business School with high distinction (Baker Scholar)
  • M.Eng. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University
  • B.S. in Computer Science from Cornell University, summa cum laude

Benjamin Ball

Mr. Ball is a founder of Francisco Partners and has been a Partner since its formation in August 1999. Prior to founding Francisco Partners, Mr. Ball was a Vice President with TA Associates where he led private equity investments in the software, semiconductor and communications segments. Previously, he worked for Genstar Capital LLC, a middle-market LBO firm, where he focused on investments in the semiconductor, capital equipment and communications industries. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ball worked for AEA Investors, a New York-based private equity firm, and also for the consulting firm of Bain & Company. Mr. Ball serves on the board of directors of ECI, Legerity and WebTrends.

Education:

  • M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business
  • A.B. from Harvard College

Alex Slusky

Alex Slusky is the founder and managing partner of Vector Capital. His areas of expertise include infrastructure and applications software, corporate spinouts, and technology buyouts. Alex currently serves on the board of Savi Technology, and as Chairman of the Board of LANDesk Software and Corel Corporation. Prior to their acquisitions, Alex was also director of NetGravity (acquired by DoubleClick) and Acuity Corporation (acquired by Avaya). Alex also led Vector's investments in RealNetworks (NASDAQ:RNWK) and Extricity Software (acquired by Peregrine).

Prior to Vector, Alex led the technology equity practice at Ziff Brothers Investments, managing a portfolio of public and private technology investments. Before joining Ziff Brothers, Alex was a partner at New Enterprise Associates, focusing on venture investments in software, communications, and digital media. Prior to NEA, Alex was a consultant at McKinsey & Company and a product manager at Microsoft Corporation.

Alex has a B.A. in Economics, summa cum laude from Harvard University, and an MBA with high distinction (Baker Scholar) from the Harvard Business School.


Peter Krow

Peter Krow joined Vector Capital as a Vice President in 2008. Prior to Vector, Peter worked at Atalaya Capital Management, a special situations investment firm. He also worked in sales and operations at Google. Previously, Peter was an Associate with Alta Communications where he made middle market buyout and growth equity investments in the media and telecommunications services sectors. Prior to Alta, Peter was an Associate and Analyst in JPMorgan's Technology Media and Telecom Investment Banking Group.

Peter received his MBA from Harvard Business School with high distinction as a Baker Scholar. He holds a B.S. in finance from Pennsylvania State University.