Brian Ruder

Brian is Head of the Menlo Park office and Co-Head of the Technology team. 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 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, USA, and an MBA from Harvard Business School, USA.