Continuing Directors
Rod Aliabadi has served on our Board since June 2018. Mr. Aliabadi is a Managing Director at Vista and sits on the Flagship Funds’ Investment Committee. Prior to joining Vista in 2008, Mr. Aliabadi worked at the Stanford Genome Technology Center, focusing on the development of nanotechnology-driven diagnostics. Mr. Aliabadi currently serves on the board of several of Vista’s private portfolio companies, including Acquia Inc., EAB Global Inc., QuickBase, Inc., and TripleLift, Inc. Additionally, Mr. Aliabadi previously served on the board of Ping Identity Holding Corp. from 2018 until it was taken private in 2022. Mr. Aliabadi received a bachelor of engineering in biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt University.
We determined that Mr. Aliabadi’s extensive experience in the areas of corporate strategy, technology, finance and engineering, as well as his experience on the boards of other technology and software companies, qualifies him to serve as a director on the Board.
Michael Fosnaugh, Chair, has served on our Board since June 2018. Mr. Fosnaugh is a Senior Managing Director at Vista. Mr. Fosnaugh is Co-Head of the Chicago office, is the Co-Head of Vista’s Flagship Fund, and is a member of the Executive Committee and the Flagship Funds’ Investment Committee. Mr. Fosnaugh was actively involved in Vista’s investments in Advicent, Forcepoint, Mediaocean LLC, MRI Software, Numerator, SirsiDynix, Sunquest Information Systems, and Zywave. Prior to joining Vista in 2005, Mr. Fosnaugh worked in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications group at SG Cowen & Co., where he focused on the software, services and financial technology sectors. While at SG Cowen, Mr. Fosnaugh advised clients on buy-side and sell-side transactions, public and private equity financings and other strategic advisory initiatives. Mr. Fosnaugh currently serves as Chair of the Board of Jamf Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: JAMF) and is on the board of several of Vista’s private portfolio companies, including Acquia Inc., Alegeus Technologies Holdings Corp., Applause App Quality, Inc., CentralSquare Technologies, LLC, EAB Global Inc., Greenway Health, LLC, KnowBe4, Inc. PlanSource Benefits Administration, Inc., Securonix, Inc. SmartBear Software, Inc., STATS, LLC (d/b/a STATS Perform), and TripleLift Inc. Additionally, Mr. Fosnaugh previously served as Chair of the board of Ping Identity Holding Corp. from 2018 until it was taken private in 2022. Mr. Fosnaugh received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard College.
We determined that Mr. Fosnaugh’s extensive experience in the areas of corporate strategy, technology, finance, marketing, business transactions and software investments, as well as his experience working with other technology and software companies, qualifies him to serve as a director on the Board.
Martin Taylor has served on our Board since June 2018. Mr. Taylor joined Vista Equity Partners in 2006 and was the initial President of Vista Consulting Group. Mr. Taylor sits on the Vista Flagship Funds' Investment Committee and is responsible for driving the transformation and operational improvements of the Vista Flagship Funds’ portfolio companies through leveraging the Vista Best Practices and building platforms for their deployment. Additionally, Mr. Taylor serves as a member of Vista’s Private Equity Management Committee, the firm’s governing and decision-making body for the overall management of Vista’s private equity platform. Mr. Taylor is also active in portfolio executive development. Mr. Taylor currently serves on the boards of Jamf Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: JAMF), Navex Global, Inc., TripleLift, Inc. and VividSeats Inc. (NASDAQ: SEAT). Mr. Taylor previously served on the board of Ping Identity Holding Corp. from 2018 until it was taken private in 2022. In addition, Mr. Taylor is the President of OneVista, responsible for leading the OneVista executive strategy across strategic clients, portfolio companies, partners and the external directors program. Prior to joining Vista in 2006, Mr. Taylor spent over 13 years at Microsoft in various capacities, including roles managing corporate strategy, sales, product marketing and various segment focused teams in North America and Latin America. Mr. Taylor attended George Mason University.
We determined that Mr. Taylor’s extensive experience in the areas of corporate strategy, technology, finance, marketing, business transactions and mergers and acquisitions as well as his experience serving on the boards of other technology and software companies, qualifies him to serve as a director on the Board.
Bridgette Heller has served on our Board since May 2021. Ms. Heller founded the Shirley Proctor Puller Foundation in 2014 and currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer. Previously, from 2016 to 2019, Ms. Heller served as the Executive Vice President and President of Nutricia, the Specialized Nutrition Division of Danone S.A. Ms. Heller also previously served as Executive Vice President of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) and President of Merck’s Consumer Care division from 2010 to 2015. Prior to joining Merck & Co., Inc., Ms. Heller was the President of Johnson and Johnson’s (NYSE: JNJ) Global Baby Business Unit from 2007 to