Jason is a Managing Director and co-founder of Sumeru Equity Partners. Prior to co-founding Sumeru Equity Partners, Jason was a Principal at Silver Lake Sumeru, the middle market investment strategy of Silver Lake and predecessor fund to Sumeru Equity Partners. Jason has more than 15 years of technology investing and operating experience with prior investments including MSC Software (acquired) and Talend (IPO). As an operator, Jason was the Director of Engineering for Angstron Systems, a venture-backed startup he helped lead to a successful acquisition, and he holds six issued patents.