Team

Jonathan Nelson is Providence's founder and now serves as the firm's executive chairman. Mr. Nelson currently serves as chairman of Ambassador Theatre Group and director of The Chernin Group. He has also served as a director of numerous other Providence portfolio companies, including Bresnan Communications, Eircom plc, Hulu, Language Line, MetroNet (now AT&T Canada), MLS Media, Univision, VoiceStream Wireless (now T-Mobile US), Warner Music Group, Western Wireless Corporation (now AT&T Corp.) and Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network (YES).

Mr. Nelson has been a private equity investor for 38 years. He founded Providence in 1989. Previously, he was a managing director of Narragansett Capital, Inc., which he joined in 1983. At Narragansett Capital, Mr. Nelson specialized in private equity investments in media. Mr. Nelson received a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School in 1983 and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in 1977. He is a trustee of Brown University, The Rockefeller University and Institute for Advanced Study. He is a member of the Board of Dean's Advisors at Harvard Business School.

Michael Dominguez is chief investment officer and a senior managing director based in our Providence office. He is a member of the investment, portfolio review and operating committees and leads the firm’s portfolio operations group. Mr. Dominguez is currently a director of The Chernin Group, OUTFRONT Media, Sweetwater, TAIT and Tempo Music. He was previously a director of AutoTrader, Bresnan Communications, CDW, EdgeConneX, GLM, Learfield Sports, OEConnection, PanAmSat, RentPath, Tele1, Topgolf and ZeniMax. Prior to joining Providence in 1998, Mr. Dominguez worked for Salomon Smith Barney in corporate finance, where he focused on the communications industry. Previously, he held positions with Morgan Stanley and Andersen Consulting. Mr. Dominguez received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Bucknell University, where he currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees.

Davis Noell is a senior managing director based in our New York office. He co-leads the firm's private equity investment activities in North America, oversees investor relations and fundraising efforts and is a member of Providence's investment, portfolio review and operating committees. Mr. Noell is currently a director of 365 Retail Markets, The Chernin Group, DoubleVerify and Smartly.io. He was previously a director of GLM, OEConnection, Stream Global Services, SunGard Data Systems and World Triathlon Corporation. Prior to joining Providence in 2003, Mr. Noell worked in Deutsche Bank's media investment banking group. He is a trustee of the Gilman School in Baltimore, MD. Mr. Noell received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

David Phillips is a senior managing director based in our Providence office. He co-leads the firm's private equity investment activities in North America and is a member of the firm’s investment, portfolio review and operating committees. Mr. Phillips is currently a director of Blackboard, n2y, TCP, Tenstreet, Vistage and Worldwide Express. Previous board memberships include Archipelago Learning, Ascend Learning, CSDVRS, PADI and Vector Solutions. Prior to joining Providence in 2005, Mr. Phillips was a Luce Scholar and assistant director of business development at Hutchison Whampoa China. Previously, Mr. Phillips worked at Goldman Sachs in the principal investment area. Mr. Phillips received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University.

Karim Tabet is a senior managing director based in our London office. He co-leads the firm's private equity investment activities in Europe and is a member of the firm’s investment, portfolio review and operating committees. Mr. Tabet is currently a director of Bitė, Globeducate and La Centrale. Previous boards include Digiturk, Com Hem, Casema, Crown Media International and Galileo Global Education. Prior to joining Providence in 2002, Mr. Tabet was an associate in the principal investment area at Goldman Sachs. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Mr. Tabet worked in mergers and acquisitions at Morgan Stanley. Mr. Tabet received a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is a graduate of École Polytechnique.

Andrew Tisdale is a senior managing director based in our London office. He co-leads the firm's private equity investment activities in Europe and is a member of the firm’s investment, portfolio review and operating committees. Mr. Tisdale is currently a director of Ambassador Theatre Group, Chime Communications, CloserStill Media, HSE24, Node4, Superstruct Entertainment and TES and previously served on the boards of Clarion Events, M7 and ONO. Prior to joining Providence in 2008, Mr. Tisdale was co-head of the global media and communications group and a member of Morgan Stanley’s management committee for investment banking. Mr. Tisdale received a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University. Mr. Tisdale speaks French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and conversational German. He currently serves on the Board of Advisors for the Yale School of Drama, the Space Innovation Council at CalTech and Vanderbilt University's College of Arts and Sciences.

Peter Wilde is chairman of PSG and is based in Boston. He is a member of the firm's investment and portfolio review committees and is a member of PSG's investment committee. Mr. Wilde is currently a director of Asurion, KPA and TCP. Previous boards include Archipelago Learning, Ascend Learning, Blackboard, Decision Resources, Galileo Global Education, GlobalTranz, Globeducate, n2y, PADI, Study Group, TES, Vector Solutions and Vistage. Prior to joining Providence in 2002, Mr. Wilde was a general partner at BCI Partners, where he began his career in private equity in 1992. While at BCI, he was involved in many of BCI's investment activities in media, education and information services companies. Prior to BCI, Mr. Wilde worked at LaSalle Partners in the acquisitions group. Mr. Wilde received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Colorado College.

Patrick Dunn is a managing director and the portfolio manager of Providence’s public equity team. Mr. Dunn most recently served as a partner and portfolio manager of Northern Pines Capital, a firm he co-founded in 2009. At Northern Pines, Mr. Dunn focused on publicly traded equities in the TMT and consumer sectors. Prior to Northern Pines, he worked at Raptor Group and Tudor Investment Corporation, investing across a variety of industries and asset classes. Mr. Dunn started his investment career at Morgan Stanley, working in both high yield capital markets and the New York based technology M&A group. Mr. Dunn received a Bachelor of Arts from Bowdoin College.

Michael Gray is a managing director based in our Providence office. He is currently a director of Grupo TorreSur and an observer to the board of Asurion. Past Providence portfolio companies include CDW, ikaSystems, Telcordia Technologies, Trilogy International Partners and Univision Communications. Mr. Gray also supports the firm’s capital markets activities. Prior to joining Providence in 2004, Mr. Gray worked for First Union Capital Partners, where he focused on media, wireless and information services investments. Mr. Gray received a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Master of Accounting and Bachelor of Science from the University of North Carolina.

Jennifer Hoh is a managing director based in our New York office. Ms. Hoh is currently a director of 365 Retail Markets and Worldwide Express. Prior to joining Providence in 2014, Ms. Hoh was with Bain Capital where she evaluated investments and supported portfolio companies across sectors. Previously, Ms. Hoh worked at Bain & Company as a strategy consultant. Ms. Hoh received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College.

Will Hughes is a managing director based in our Providence office. He is currently a director of KPA, n2y, TCP, Tenstreet and Vistage. Prior to joining Providence in 2009, Mr. Hughes was an associate at Summit Partners where he focused on growth equity and middle market investments. Previously, Mr. Hughes was special assistant to the CEO at Netdecisions Group and an analyst in Lehman Brothers' technology investment banking group. Mr. Hughes received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College.

Scott Marimow is a managing director based in our Providence office. Mr. Marimow is currently a director of 365 Retail Markets, Callaway, Sweetwater and TAIT. Past Providence portfolio companies include AutoTrader Group, Hulu, Learfield Sports, MLS Media, Newport Television, RentPath, Topgolf and ZeniMax. Prior to joining Providence in 2004, Mr. Marimow was an analyst in Deutsche Bank's media investment banking group. Mr. Marimow received a Bachelor of Science from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Marc Puglia is Providence's chief financial officer and a managing director based in our Providence office. Mr. Puglia is currently a director of Merganser Capital Management. Prior to joining Providence in 2009, Mr. Puglia was a senior manager at KPMG in the economic and valuation services group. Previously, Mr. Puglia held various finance and consulting positions at The Stanley Works and Arthur Andersen. Mr. Puglia received a Juris Doctor from the Quinnipiac School of Law, a Master in International Business from the Grenoble Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Connecticut.

Chris Ragona is a managing director based in our Providence office. He is currently a director of Node4. Previous boards include EdgeConneX, SRA and Q9. Prior to joining Providence in 2007, Mr. Ragona was a vice president with GTCR, where he worked primarily on investments in the transaction processing, technology services and business process outsourcing industries. Previously, Mr. Ragona was with Oak Hill Capital Management, McKinsey & Company and Bowles Hollowell Conner & Company. Mr. Ragona received a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University.

Michael Song is a managing director focused on portfolio operations and is based in our Providence office. Prior to joining Providence in 2010, Mr. Song worked at RSA, the security division of Dell EMC. Prior to joining Dell EMC, Mr. Song was a consultant with Bain & Company. Mr. Song received a Master of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, a Master of Science from Tufts University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois.

Robert Sudo is a managing director based in our London office. Mr. Sudo is currently a director of Ambassador Theatre Group, Bitė, CloserStill Media, Groupe La Centrale, HSE24, Másmóvil and Volia. Prior to joining Providence in 2004, Mr. Sudo worked as an analyst for Goldman Sachs in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. Mr. Sudo received a Diploma in Business Administration from HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management.

Michaël Vervisch is a managing director based in our London office. He is currently a director of Ambassador Theatre Group and Node4. Mr. Vervisch joined Providence in 2014. In the past, he worked as a principal at Clayton Dubilier & Rice, as an associate director at IK Investment Partners and as an associate at McKinsey & Company. Mr. Vervisch received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Applied Economics from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium.

Glenn Creamer is a senior managing director emeritus and a senior advisor based in our Providence office, having previously served as a senior managing director on Providence’s investment team. Mr. Creamer has been with Providence since its founding and has served on the boards of many Providence portfolio companies over his 30 years as a private equity investor. Prior to Providence, Mr. Creamer was a vice president of Narragansett Capital, which he joined in 1988. Previously, Mr. Creamer worked in investment banking at Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan. Mr. Creamer received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University. Mr. Creamer is chairman of the Catholic Relief Services Foundation and chairman of the World Affairs Councils of America. He is a director of various organizations, including the American Investment Council, American Friends of Jamaica, and Mustard Seed Communities. He also serves on the Board of Dean’s Advisors at the Harvard Business School.

Paul Salem is a senior managing director emeritus based in our Providence office, having previously served as a senior managing director on Providence’s investment team. Mr. Salem previously served as a director of Asurion, Eircom, Grupo TorreSur, Madison River Telecom, MetroNet (now AT&T Canada), PanAmSat, Tele1 Europe, Verio, Wired Magazine and several other Providence investments. Mr. Salem established our London office in 1999 and returned to our Providence office in 2001. Prior to joining Providence in 1992, Mr. Salem worked for Morgan Stanley in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to Morgan Stanley, he spent four years with Prudential Investment Corporation, an affiliate of Prudential Insurance, where his responsibilities included private placement financings, leveraged buyout transactions and helping establish Prudential’s European office. Mr. Salem received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University. Mr. Salem is chairman of non-profit Year Up and a board member of Edesia Global Nutrition.

Lucy Stamell Dobrin is a principal based in our New York office. She is currently a director of DoubleVerify and Smartly.io and was previously a director of EdgeConneX and OEConnection. Prior to joining Providence in 2011, Ms. Dobrin worked as an analyst in the financial sponsors investment banking group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Ms. Dobrin received a Master of Arts and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania.

Kevin Ford is a principal based in our Providence office. He is currently a director of KPA and was previously a director of OEConnection. Prior to joining Providence in 2015, Mr. Ford was a vice president at GTCR, where he focused on investments in the transaction processing, software and information services sectors. Previously, Mr. Ford was an investment banking analyst at Credit Suisse. Mr. Ford received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.

Sofian Lignier is a director based in our London office. Mr. Lignier is currently a director of Globeducate and an observer to the board of TES. He was previously a director of Galileo Global Education. Prior to joining Providence in 2016, Mr. Lignier was an associate at Bregal Capital, a middle market European private equity firm, where he worked on investments across the education and industrials sectors. Prior to Bregal Capital, Mr. Lignier was an associate at Credit Suisse in the investment banking department, initially based in Dubai and then London. Mr. Lignier is a graduate of École des Mines de Paris.

Mike Monagle is a principal at Providence Equity Partners focused on portfolio operations. Before joining Providence, Mr. Monagle was vice president of operations at Catalant Technologies, where he started and ran the solutions business including product strategy, sales engineering and customer delivery and success. Previously, he was a project leader at The Boston Consulting Group and served as chief of staff to the chairman and CEO of Elsevier, the science, technology, and medical information division of RELX plc. Mr. Monagle received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University.

Byron Scott is a principal based in our New York office. Mr. Scott originally joined Providence in 2011 as an associate before attending business school. He is currently a director of Grupo TorreSur, Sweetwater and TAIT. Previously, Mr. Scott was an investment banking analyst at Moelis & Company and UBS. Mr. Scott received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University.

James Zumberge is a principal based in our New York office. Mr. Zumberge originally joined Providence in 2009 as an associate before attending business school. He is currently a director of TCP, Tempo Music and Tenstreet. He previously served as a director or board observer of Blackboard, Vector Solutions, Ascend Learning, Survey Sampling International, and ikaSystems. Previously, Mr. Zumberge was an analyst in Merrill Lynch’s media and telecommunications investment banking group. Mr. Zumberge received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, where he graduated as a Baker Scholar, and a Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University.

Kevin Boudreau is a vice president based in our Providence office. Mr. Boudreau originally joined Providence in 2013 as an associate before attending business school. He is currently a director of TAIT and Vistage. Previously, he was an investment banking analyst at Moelis & Company. Mr. Boudreau received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College

Michael McCulloch is a vice president and works on Providence’s public equity team. Mr. McCulloch was most recently a senior analyst at ThornTree Capital where he focused on the media, telecom, consumer and leisure sectors. Prior to ThornTree Capital, he worked at Finepoint Capital investing across sectors, geographies and asset classes. Mr. McCulloch began his investing career at Relational Investors. Mr. McCulloch received a Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University and a Master’s in Finance from Claremont McKenna College.

Alexander Mishenin is a vice president based in our London office. Prior to joining Providence in 2016, Mr. Mishenin worked as an analyst in the investment banking group at J.P. Morgan in London. Mr. Mishenin received a Master in Finance and Law from Duisenberg School of Finance and a Bachelor of Business Informatics from the Higher School of Economics, Moscow.

Steve Murray is a vice president based in our Providence office. Mr. Murray is currently a director of Tempo Music. Prior to joining Providence in 2012, Mr. Murray worked as an analyst in the mergers & acquisitions investment banking group at Citigroup. Mr. Murray received a Bachelor of Science from Pennsylvania State University.

Majken Runquist is a vice president and works on Providence’s public equity team. Prior to joining Providence in 2018, Ms. Runquist was an associate in the technology, media and telecommunications investment banking group at Goldman Sachs. Previously, she was an associate in the private capital advisory group at Lazard and a consultant at Orion Consultants. Ms. Runquist received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University.

Josh Selip is a vice president based in our New York office. He is currently a director of 365 Retail Markets, DoubleVerify, KPA and TCP. Mr. Selip originally joined Providence in 2011 as an associate before attending business school. Previously, Mr. Selip was an investment banking analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Mr. Selip received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University.

Daniel Zwicky is a vice president based in our London office. Mr. Zwicky is currently a director of Chime Communications, Node4 and Superstruct Entertainment. Prior to joining Providence in 2016, Mr. Zwicky worked as an analyst in the investment banking group at Credit Suisse in London. Mr. Zwicky received a Master in Finance and CEMS MIM from ESADE Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen.

Maria João Borges is a senior associate based in our London office. Prior to joining Providence in 2019, Ms. Borges worked as an analyst in the investment banking group at J.P. Morgan in London. Ms. Borges received a Master of Science in International Finance from HEC Paris and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Nova School of Business and Economics in Lisbon.

Stefano Bosio is a senior associate based in our London office. He is currently a director of MasMovil and was previously a director of Galileo. Prior to joining Providence in 2017, Mr. Bosio worked as an analyst in the investment banking group at J.P. Morgan in London. Mr. Bosio received a Master in Management from ESCP in Paris.

Borja Cabrera is a senior associate based in our London office. Prior to joining Providence in 2019, Mr. Cabrera worked as an analyst in the investment banking division at Goldman Sachs in Madrid. Mr. Cabrera received a Master of Science in Finance and a Bachelor of Business Administration from ESADE Business School in Barcelona.

Adam Klecka is a senior associate based in our London office. Prior to joining Providence in 2018, Mr. Klecka worked as an analyst in the investment banking group at J.P. Morgan in London. Mr. Klecka received a Master of Arts in Banking and Finance from University St. Gallen and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Charles University in Prague.

Yu Luo is a senior associate based in our London office. Prior to joining Providence in 2017, Ms. Luo worked as an associate on the TMT team at Lazard in Paris. Ms. Luo received a Master of Finance from HEC Paris and a Bachelor of Arts from Shanghai International Studies University.

Michael Pappas is a senior associate based in our Providence office. Prior to joining Providence in 2017, Mr. Pappas worked as an investment banking analyst in the financial sponsors group at Evercore. Mr. Pappas received a Master of Science in Finance and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida.

Till van Dorp is a senior associate based in our London office. Prior to joining Providence in 2018, Mr. van Dorp worked as an associate in the investment banking group at Goldman Sachs in London. Mr. van Dorp received a Master of Science in Finance from Bocconi University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from European Business School (Oestrich-Winkel).

Eric Westphal is a senior associate based in our Providence office. Mr. Westphal originally joined Providence in 2016 as an associate before attending business school. He is currently a director of KPA. Previously, Mr. Westphal was an investment banking analyst in the financial institutions group at J.P. Morgan. Mr. Westphal received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, where he graduated as a Baker Scholar, and a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College.

Dong Zhao is a senior associate based in our New York office. He is currently a director of n2y. Mr. Zhao originally joined Providence in 2015 as an associate before attending business school. Previously, Mr. Zhao was an investment banking analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Mr. Zhao received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College.

William An is an associate based in our London office. Prior to joining Providence in 2020, Mr. An worked as an analyst in the investment banking group at Lazard in London. Mr. An received a Master of Mathematics from the University of Oxford.

Tarik Ben Brahim is an associate based in our London office. Prior to joining Providence in 2021, Mr. Ben Brahim worked as an investment banking analyst at Lazard. He received a Bachelor of Science in Financial Engineering from Columbia University.

Chelsea Celistan is a senior associate based in our New York office. Prior to joining Providence in 2021, Ms. Celistan worked in software and healthcare private equity at Vista Equity Partners and The Vistria Group. Previously, Ms. Celistan was an investment banking analyst at Citigroup in the leveraged finance group. Ms. Celistan received a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Karn Dasgupta is an associate based in our London office. Prior to joining Providence in 2020, Mr. Dasgupta worked as an investment banking analyst at Lazard. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from St Peter’s College, University of Oxford.

Jake Fenlon is an associate based in our Providence office. Prior to joining Providence in 2020, Mr. Fenlon worked as an investment banking analyst at Credit Suisse in the Mergers & Acquisitions group. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Cole Finke is an associate based in our Providence office. Prior to joining Providence in 2021, Mr. Finke worked as an investment banking associate at Barclays in the communications and media group. He received a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University.

Jesse Friedlander is an associate based in our New York office. Prior to joining Providence in 2019, Mr. Friedlander worked as an investment banking analyst at J.P. Morgan in the Media & Communications group. He received a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University.

Vivek Gupta is an associate based in our London office. Prior to joining Providence in 2021, Mr. Gupta worked as an investment banking associate at Lazard. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Brasenose College, University of Oxford.

Ben Johnson is an associate in the portfolio operations group and is based in our Providence office. Prior to joining Providence in 2020, Mr. Johnson worked as an associate at Boston Consulting Group across functions of M&A and digital strategy. Ben received a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Italian from Brigham Young University.

Alex Keyes is an associate based in our New York office. Prior to joining Providence in 2020, Mr. Keyes worked as an investment banking analyst at Credit Suisse in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications group. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Chicago.

Amanda Lee is an associate based in our New York office. Prior to joining Providence in 2021, Ms. Lee worked as an investment banking analyst at Houlihan Lokey in the financial restructuring group. She received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Ahana Maken is an associate based in our New York office. Prior to joining Providence in 2019, Ms. Maken worked as an investment banking analyst at J.P. Morgan in the Mergers & Acquisitions group. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University.

Sam Ravani is an associate based in our Providence office. Prior to joining Providence in 2020, Mr. Ravani worked as an investment banking analyst at Morgan Stanley in the Consumer & Retail group. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University.

Andrew Shon is an associate based in our London office. Prior to joining Providence in 2018, Mr. Shon worked as an investment banking analyst at William Blair. Mr. Shon received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario.

Pavel Taranin is an associate based in our London office. Prior to joining Providence in 2021, Mr. Taranin worked as an investment banking associate at J.P. Morgan, covering Financial Institutions. He received a BSc in Mathematics and Economics from Higher School of Economics in Moscow and an MSc in Financial Economics from University of Oxford.

Tyler Triscari is an associate based in our New York office. Prior to joining Providence in 2021, Mr. Triscari was an associate at Andalusian Private Capital. Previously, Mr. Triscari was an investment banking analyst at Bank of America Securities in the mergers and acquisitions group. He received a Bachelor of Arts in economics and information science from Cornell University.

Caroline Yevak is an associate based in our New York office. Prior to joining Providence in 2020, Ms. Yevak worked as an investment banking analyst at J.P. Morgan in the Consumer & Retail group. She received a Bachelor of Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Robert Kiska is a sourcing analyst based in our Providence office. Prior to joining Providence in 2020, Mr. Kiska worked as an investment banking analyst at Capstone Headwaters, supporting transactions in the Education and Business Services spaces. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Providence College with a minor in Economics.

Ed Chestnut is a managing director based in Chicago, where he focuses on investor relations and fundraising. Prior to joining Providence in 2015, Mr. Chestnut was a managing director at Fortress, where he was charged with business development activities and managed a variety of the firm’s investor relationships across the firm’s alternative investment verticals. Prior to Fortress, Mr. Chestnut founded Atlantic-Pacific Capital’s Chicago office. Earlier in his career, Mr. Chestnut held positions at The Northern Trust Company in their institutional sales and client service and risk and performance services divisions, as well as Duchossois Industries, both located in Chicago. Mr. Chestnut received a Bachelor of Arts from University of Notre Dame.

Siniša Krnić is a managing director based in our London office and is responsible for European tax structuring and compliance. Prior to joining Providence in 2007, Mr. Krnić worked at Deloitte for nine years and most recently served as a director in the mergers and acquisitions tax group. Mr. Krnić received a Master of Physics from Oxford University.

Lisa Lee is a managing director based in our New York office, where she focuses on investor relations and fundraising. Prior to joining Providence in 2015, Ms. Lee was a managing director at CVC Capital Partners where she was responsible for managing the firm’s North American investor relations and fundraising activities. Before CVC, Ms. Lee worked at Merrill Lynch, first in the mergers & acquisitions group in New York and then in the private equity funds group in London where she was responsible for origination and distribution of alternate asset funds in Europe. Ms. Lee started her career with A.T. Kearney where she worked across North America and South Korea. Ms. Lee received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University.

Charles Vernudachi is a managing director based in our London office, where he focuses on investor relations and fundraising in Europe. Prior to joining Providence in 2014, Mr. Vernudachi was a managing director with Eaton Partners in London, where he oversaw the EMEA distribution of private equity funds and hedge funds. Previously, Mr. Vernudachi was a senior client executive with SEB in London where he was responsible for the distribution of alternative solutions in Europe. From 2007 to 2008, Mr Vernudachi co-founded a London based placement agent of alternative funds. Prior to that, Mr. Vernudachi was an executive director in the securities division of Goldman Sachs where he was responsible for the distribution of liquid and structured credit products. Mr. Vernudachi started his career with Natixis in Paris. Mr. Vernudachi received a Bachelor of Science from the University Paris Dauphine. He is a CAIA Charter Member and co-founder of the Paris chapter.

Paul Stocker is chief technology officer and located in our Providence office. He joined Providence in our London office in 2007 and relocated to our Providence office in 2011. Prior to joining Providence in 2007, Mr. Stocker was a project and IT manager at InTrust Limited with a focus on application development and business development.

Stacey Tramonti is global head of administration and located in our Providence office. She focuses on daily operations, oversees the administrative staff, facilities management and investor events for Providence. In addition to her role as global head of administration, Ms. Tramonti has been the executive assistant to Providence’s Founder and CEO, Jonathan Nelson, for over 34 years. She began her career as a support role to Mr. Nelson at Narragansett Capital in 1984 and later when he founded Providence Equity in 1989.

Sarah Conde is a senior legal counsel & chief compliance officer based in our New York office, where she focuses on legal and compliance matters. Prior to joining Providence in 2014, Ms. Conde was an associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Goodwin Procter LLP, where she advised investment advisers and private funds. She is a trustee of Lincoln School in Providence, RI. Ms. Conde received a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center and a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University.

Aaron Fine is senior legal counsel and chief compliance officer for PSG. Prior to joining Providence in 2015, Mr. Fine was an associate at Ropes & Gray LLP, where he advised investment advisers and private funds. Mr. Fine received a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College.

Arthi Sridharan is an associate legal counsel and is based in our New York office, where she focuses on legal and compliance matters. Prior to joining Providence in 2018, Ms. Sridharan was an associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP since 2014. Ms. Sridharan received a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University.

Jessica Ribeiro is the head of human resources and is based in our Providence office. Prior to joining Providence in 2010, Ms. Ribeiro was a senior human resources generalist for J. Jill and a human resources specialist for TJX. Ms. Ribeiro received a Bachelor of Business Management and Bachelor of Business Administration from Johnson & Wales University.

Brian Boudreau is a director in the valuation and strategic analysis group and is based in our Providence office. Prior to joining Providence in 2011, Mr. Boudreau was a software engineer at Netezza Corporation. Mr. Boudreau received a Master of Business Administration from Boston College and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Tufts University.

Rob Daly is a director in the valuation and strategic analysis group and is based in our Providence office. Prior to joining Providence in 2009, Mr. Daly worked for Duff & Phelps’ valuation advisory services practice. Mr. Daly received a Master of Business Administration, a Master of Science in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts from Boston College. He is a CFA charterholder and a Certified Public Accountant.

Jennifer Martin is a director and controller in the finance group and is based in our Providence office. Prior to joining Providence in 2009, Ms. Martin worked at Bain Capital and Ernst and Young. Ms. Martin received a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Accountancy from Bryant University and a Bachelor of Science in finance and economics from Providence College. She is a CFA charterholder and a Certified Public Accountant.

Dan Holland is a director based in our Providence office, where he focuses on investor relations and fundraising. Prior to joining Providence in 2012, Mr. Holland was a business development associate at Mad River Investors, a fund of funds. Previously, Mr. Holland was a senior client relationship manager at Brown Brothers Harriman. Mr. Holland received a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science from Boston College.

Matt Simoni is a director in the valuation and strategic analysis group and is based in our Providence office. Prior to joining Providence in 2014, Mr. Simoni worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the transaction services group. Mr. Simoni holds his Bachelor of Science with dual majors in finance and accounting from Boston College.

Keri Magner is a vice president based in our Providence office, where she focuses on investor relations and marketing. Prior to joining Providence in 2012, Ms. Magner was a senior associate at Raptor Capital Management, where she focused on investor relations, marketing and fundraising. Previously, she worked in the investor relations group at Tudor Investment Corporation. Ms. Magner received a Bachelor of Science from Fairfield University.

Barry Allen is an operating partner at Providence. Prior to joining Providence in 2007, Mr. Allen was executive vice president of operations at Qwest Communications International, retiring in June 2007.

Before joining Qwest in August 2002, Mr. Allen was president of Allen Enterprises, a private equity investment and management company he founded. Previously, he served as president of Chicago-based Ameritech Corp., where he began his career in 1974 and held a variety of executive appointments including president and CEO of Wisconsin Bell and president and CEO of Illinois Bell. Before starting at Ameritech, Mr. Allen served in the U.S. Army where he reached the rank of captain.

Mr. Allen currently serves on the boards of TAIT and Vistage. He also serves on the boards of Bell Canada and serves on the board of trustees of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee.

Greg Brown is an operating partner at Providence and former President and CEO of Learfield IMG College. He is currently a director of 365 Retail Markets. Mr. Brown joined Learfield in 1984, where he was first responsible for selling sponsorships for the Iowa State Cyclone Radio Network. He held numerous leadership positions throughout his years at the company. In 2009, Mr. Brown was named President and CEO, overseeing a growing sports marketing firm anchored by its multimedia rights management and sponsorship initiatives. During his 11 years as CEO, he led the company through its growth and transformation into one of the leading collegiate sports marketing firms in the nation, ultimately overseeing the merger completion between Learfield and IMG College in December 2018. He then directed Learfield IMG College into its next growth phase, focused on creating dynamic solutions for its college partners. Learfield IMG College now represents more than 1,000 collegiate athletic programs (including nearly 200 multimedia rights relationships), conference and arenas across the nation and provides a wide array of services to collegiate athletic departments, performing arts centers and event organizers. He retired as President and CEO in April 2020.

Over the years, Mr. Brown has developed a significant network of contacts throughout the sports, media, entertainment and technology ecosystem. He currently serves as co-chair of the Learfield IMG College Board of Directors and also as an adviser to the company and its executive team. He also serves on the National Football Foundation Board of Directors, is a national judge for the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Awards and remains deeply involved with numerous other organizations, events, and platforms that are vital to the overall development of intercollegiate athletics and sports-related charities. Mr. Brown graduated from Truman State University.

Laura Desmond is an operating partner at Providence and is also the founder and CEO of Eagle Vista Partners, a strategic advisory and venture investing firm serving the marketing, technology and digital industries.

Ms. Desmond is a highly regarded industry game changer, a true innovator and the lead architect in reinventing and building the agency of the future, using data, content and analytics.

Prior to joining Providence in 2018, Ms. Desmond was chief revenue officer of Publicis Groupe and chief executive officer of Starcom Mediavest Group, the #1 media and marketing services agency brand globally for five straight years under her leadership. While CEO, the business at SMG more than doubled and successfully pivoted to a digitally centric organization focused on emerging channels, data, analytics and content. She led a diverse team of 6,500 employees across more than 100 offices who bring unconventional thinking and a passion for the art and science of marketing strategy, media investment, digital, data and analytics.

Ms. Desmond has worked with some of the biggest and most successful marketers worldwide, including Samsung, Coca-Cola, Visa, Bank of America, P&G, and a host of emerging online consumer brands such as Airbnb, Spotify, EA Sports and Twitter. In her work, Ms. Desmond has forged a new breed of partnership with media companies such as Google, Facebook, Acxiom, Comscore and Tencent.

Ms. Desmond is a past chair of the Advertising Council and serves on the boards of Providence portfolio companies DoubleVerify and Smartly.io. She also serves on the boards of Adobe Systems and Syniverse Technologies.

David Krantz is an operating partner at Providence. Mr. Krantz currently serves as chairman of the board for TCP. Mr. Krantz also currently serves on the boards of CallRail and Boingo Wireless. He previously served on the board of American Tire Distributors and Cision Ltd.

Prior to joining Providence in 2019, Mr. Krantz was the group president for North America fuel at Fleetcor, a global provider of business payment solutions. Prior to joining Fleetcor, Mr. Krantz led the spin out of YP, North America's largest local search and advertising company. As CEO of YP, Mr. Krantz led a team of over 5,000 employees and grew digital revenues to over $1 billion and YP.com online and mobile properties to 60 million+ monthly unique visitors.

Prior to leading YP, Mr. Krantz served as CEO of AT&T Interactive, one of two AT&T business units that combined to form the new YP. Prior to AT&T Interactive, Mr. Krantz led AT&T's business development efforts within consumer markets and was also vice president of marketing and product management for AT&T's consumer division, reaching approximately 25 million customers. Before joining AT&T, Mr. Krantz held other leadership positions at GoDigital Networks, a telecommunications equipment company, AOL / Netscape and Pacific Bell. Mr. Krantz started his career at Proctor & Gamble.

Mr. Krantz received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce.

Tony Ball has been a senior advisor with Providence since 2012. He was chairman of Kabel Deutschland from 2005 and led the company’s management and business transformation and IPO in 2010, culminating in the sale of KDG to Vodafone in 2013.

Prior to joining KDG, he served as CEO of BSkyB, the largest pay- TV broadcaster in Europe where he led the company through its strongest period of growth by doubling the subscriber count and converting the entire subscriber base from analog to digital. Previously, he was the CEO of the News Corporation/Liberty Media joint venture, Fox/Liberty Networks, which included the FX Networks, Fox Sports Net and over 20 regional sports channels throughout the US. He also served as president of Fox Sports International where he oversaw the creation and the operation of sports television businesses in North America, Latin America, Asia and Australia.

Mr. Ball is the chairman of Bitė Group, and serves on the boards of Banco Sabadell, Ambassador Theatre Group and Másmóvil.

Mr. Ball received a Master of Business Administration from Kingston University and has been awarded honorary doctorates from both Middlesex University and Kingston University. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Television Society and a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology.

Bill Ballhaus is a senior advisor of Providence and chairman, chief executive officer and president of Blackboard, a Providence portfolio company. Prior to joining Blackboard in 2016, Mr. Ballhaus was president and CEO of SRA International, another Providence portfolio company. At SRA, Mr. Ballhaus was responsible for enhancing the company’s portfolio in cybersecurity, cloud computing, mobilization, agile system development, ERP and data analytics. Previously, Mr. Ballhaus was president and CEO of DynCorp International, a global government services provider. He has also held senior leadership positions at BAE Systems and Boeing, leading their global technology businesses.

Mr. Ballhaus has been recognized with numerous awards and recognitions throughout his career. In 2009, he was named among Forbes’ most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under, as well as Forbes’ 21 Youngest CEOs at the Nation’s Biggest Companies. He also ranked #26 on Ethisphere’s list of 100 Most Influential in Business Ethics. In 2015, he was named to Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 list of the most influential leaders in government contracting. In 2016, he was awarded the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Medal by UC Davis for his outstanding professional achievements and distinguished service to the engineering community. Most recently, Mr. Ballhaus was named one of the Top 50 SaaS CEOs of 2017 by The SaaS Report. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and currently serves on the UCLA Anderson School of Management Board of Advisors and the Great Meadow Foundation Board of Directors.

Mr. Ballhaus holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Davis. He earned a Master of Science and Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University, as well as a Master of Business Administration from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA.

Peter Chernin is a senior advisor of Providence and the CEO of The Chernin Group (TCG), which he founded in 2009. TCG manages, operates and invests in businesses in the media, entertainment and technology sectors. Its assets include Chernin Entertainment an entertainment production company; a majority stake in CA Media, an Asia-based media investment company; Otter Media, a venture formed with AT&T to invest in and launch global over-the-top video services, which oversees a portfolio of businesses including Fullscreen Media, Ellation, Gunpowder & Sky, and Hello Sunshine; and strategic investments in U.S.-based technology and media companies including Pandora, SoundCloud, Headspace, Flipboard, Scopely, Medium and Barstool Sports.

Chernin Entertainment has produced a string of box office hits, including the global blockbuster features Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, which together have grossed nearly $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office, the Oscar® nominated drama Hidden Figures from director Ted Melfi, action comedies The Heat and Spy, Tim Burton’s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, comedy Snatched starring Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn, sci-fi thriller Oblivion, dramedy St. Vincent, and crime drama The Drop. Upcoming films from the company include The Greatest Showman starring Hugh Jackman, Red Sparrow directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence, The Mountain Between Us starring Kate Winslet and Idris Elba, and War for the Planet of the Apes. Chernin Entertainment currently produces Fox’s hit television comedy “New Girl,” and previously produced Fox’s “Ben and Kate” and “Touch.”

Prior to starting TCG, Mr. Chernin served as President and Chief Operating Officer of News Corporation, and Chairman & CEO of the Fox Group from 1996-2009, where he oversaw diversified global operations spanning five continents. Before his 1996 appointment, he served for four years as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Filmed Entertainment. From 1989 to 1992, Mr. Chernin was President of Entertainment for the Fox Broadcasting Company.

Mr. Chernin sits on the Board of American Express and serves as Co-Chair of UC Berkeley’s Board of Visitors. He is Chairman and Co-Founder of Malaria No More, a non-profit dedicated to ending deaths due to malaria. He previously served on the Board of Directors of News Corporation, Fox, Pandora, Twitter, and DirecTV.

Mr. Chernin holds a B.A. in English from UC Berkeley.

David K. Duffell is a senior advisor of Providence Equity. Prior to joining Providence in 2016, Mr. Duffell was a partner in the corporate department of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, an international law firm and principal outside counsel to Providence. Mr. Duffell has represented Providence and its principals for over 30 years. At Weil, Mr. Duffell focused his practice on representing Providence and other major private equity funds in connection with their domestic and international investments, mergers and acquisitions and financing activities.

Mr. Duffell has been ranked as a leading lawyer for Private Equity: Buyouts by Chambers Global and Chambers USA and has been named a “Best Lawyer” for corporate law and leveraged buyouts and private equity law by Best Lawyers.

Mr. Duffell received a Juris Doctor and Master of Taxation from Boston University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University. Mr. Duffell is a member of the bar of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Florida.

Josh Empson is a senior advisor to Providence and the CEO of Tempo Music. He is currently a director of European Media Partnership (Real Madrid) and of Tempo Music, which he led the formation of in 2019. He was previously a managing director at Providence and a director of Learfield Sports, MLS Media and the NFL/PEP investment fund.

Prior to joining Providence in 2013, Josh was a partner and co-founder at NantCapital, an investment firm. Previously, he was a managing director at Forstmann Little & Co. where he focused on media investing. He began his career in operating and strategy positions at United Online and NBC, and was the third employee of the pioneering online video startup, The Feedroom.

Josh received an AB from Princeton University. He serves as a trustee of New York Public Radio and of the classical music service QXR.

Dick Parsons is a senior advisor of Providence and former chairman of Citigroup. He is also the former chairman and CEO of Time Warner. Before joining Time Warner in 1995, Mr. Parsons was chairman and CEO of Dime Bancorp. Previously, he was the managing partner of New York law firm Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler. Mr. Parsons has held various positions in state and federal government, serving as counsel to Nelson Rockefeller and as a senior White House aide under President Gerald Ford.

Mr. Parsons is currently a director of Estée Lauder Companies, Lazard and The Madison Square Garden Company and is chairman emeritus of the Apollo Theatre Foundation. Most recently, Mr. Parsons served as the interim CEO of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team. Mr. Parsons received a Juris Doctor from Union University's Albany Law School and his undergraduate education from the University of Hawaii.

Roderik Schlösser is a senior advisor of Providence and CEO of Superstruct Entertainment. He also serves as a director of Chime Communications. Prior to joining Superstruct as CEO in 2021, Mr. Schlösser was a managing director at Providence, where he led the formation of Superstruct in 2017. Prior to joining Providence in 2006, Mr. Schlösser worked in Deutsche Bank’s TMT investment banking group. Mr. Schlösser received a Master of Science in Business Administration from Tilburg University.