Mick Hellman

Mick Hellman is a Founder, Managing Partner, co-CIO and member of the Investment and Management Committees. Prior to establishing HMI Capital in late 2008, Mick spent most of his career at Hellman & Friedman, LLC where he was a Managing Director and a member of the Investment Committee. Mick started his career at Hellman & Friedman in the financial services vertical, working on investments in the money management sector. Mick founded Hellman & Friedman’s software and logistics practices and established the firm’s Hong Kong office. He was instrumental in Hellman & Friedman’s investments in Blackbaud, Hongkong International Terminals and Mitchell International. Notably, Mick served as Chairman of Blackbaud, Inc. (NYSE: BLKB), from 1999 to 2009. Prior to joining Hellman & Friedman in 1987, Mick worked as a Financial Analyst at Salomon Brothers in San Francisco in the Corporate Finance Department.

From April 2020, Mick serves as a Director on the Board of Directors for oOh!media (ASX: OML). Mick also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Hall Capital Partners LLC, Osterweis Capital Management, and SFJAZZ. In addition, Mick is currently a trustee of the Rosenberg Foundation, the USA Cycling Development Foundation, and the Hellman Foundation. Prior board involvement includes LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA); Asia Alternatives Management LLC.; UC Berkeley Foundation; Blackbaud; Hongkong International Terminals; Mitchell International; Foxcroft School (Board Chair and Chair of the Investment Committee); and the Bay Area Discovery Museum.

Mick received a B.A. in Economics with High Distinction from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.B.A. with Distinction from Harvard Business School. Mick and his wife have five grown daughters and live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mick also performs drums and vocals with his daughters, sisters, nieces, nephews and aunt in several Americana bands, playing in Bay Area bars and nightclubs.