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Holden Spaht — Managing Partner · Thoma Bravo · San Francisco, California, United States.
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Holden Spaht is a managing partner at Thoma Bravo. Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2005 and has played a key role in its growth and success in software private equity. Holden is responsible for the firm’s application software strategy and has led many of the firm’s landmark transactions, including Ellie Mae, Digital Insight and Adenza. He currently sits on the boards of Anaplan, Bottomline, Conga, Coupa, Dayforce, Jeppesen ForeFlight, Nasdaq, QAD, RealPage and ShipStation Global. During his career at Thoma Bravo, Holden has held more than 25 board seats and led over 15 exits. Beyond his work in private equity, Holden is deeply committed to philanthropic causes. He is the president and chair of the Spaht Family Foundation, which he founded with his wife, Claire, in 2019. With a focus on mental health, the arts, environmental conservation and humanitarian assistance, the foundation is also the lead donor to the Lindley Center, Washington & Lee University’s student health and wellness clinic that bears the name of his late sister. In addition, Holden and his foundation have been active in community development, education and athletic initiatives. He is a member of the board of trustees at his alma mater, Dartmouth College, and his foundation is a strategic investor in programming targeted at the intersection of athletics and mental health, including support for Dartmouth’s Peak Performance Training program (driven in part by his own days as the captain of Dartmouth’s tennis team). Among other activities, Holden has served as the chair of the board of trustees for Schools of the Sacred Heart San Francisco, where he helped guide the institution's strategic direction and growth. The son of educators, Holden was born and raised in Louisiana (and remains a rabid LSU football fan to this day). He earned his B.A. in economics from Dartmouth and went on to study international politics at the University of Cologne on a Fulbright Scholarship. He later received his MBA from Harvard Business School. Holden began his career as an analyst at Morgan Stanley and subsequently held analyst and associate roles at Thomas H. Lee Partners and Morgan Stanley. Alongside his LinkedIn analyses and commentary, he also frequently appears in the media and is a regular contributor to various publications, including The Financial Times, The Information and Institutional Investor.