Brian Ruder

Brian Ruder is a partner, head of Menlo Park and co-head of the technology team with Permira Advisers LLC. He serves on the Investment Committee and the Executive Committee. He has worked on a number of transactions including Ancestry, Genesys, Informatica, LegalZoom, Magento, Metalogix, Minted, Renaissance learning and TeamViewer.

Prior to joining Permira in 2008, Brian was a Partner at Francisco Partners where he covered investments in the Software and Services sector. He has also worked for Hellman & Friedman and in corporate finance for Morgan Stanley.

Brian has a degree in Mathematics and Philosophy from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.