Team
Our values bring together an ecosystem of investors, operators, and professionals united by a shared mission.
HGGC Team

Harv Barenz
Head of BD & Partner

Nicholas Baughan
Associate

Priyanka Chellappa
Talent Analyst

David Chung
Co-CIO & Managing Partner

Lauren Connon
Event Coordinator

Bill Conrad
Managing Partner

Matthew Cox
Vice President

William Dean
Vice President

Pat Dugoni
Principal

Chris Gould
Associate

Gokula Gundamaraj
Senior Valuation Associate

Neha Gupta
Associate

Joy Hayame
Senior Executive Assistant

Noelle He
Executive Assistant

Siv Hok
Vice President of Finance

Jade Hostetler
Senior Compliance Counsel

Jordan Hurd
Associate

Louise Husin
Chief Talent Officer

Jatinder Janda
Executive Assistant

Michelle Knox
Philanthropy Lead

Cecilia Kwan
Chief Financial Officer

Coco Lagiss
Receptionist

Rich Lawson
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

Julia Lee
Associate

Steven Leistner
Co-CIO & Managing Partner

Drew Lezon
Associate

Jeannine Mancini
Administrative Manager

Luka Martinovic
Associate

Mason Mohring
Senior Associate

Crystal Morgan
Executive Assistant

Trang Nguyen
Fund Accountant

Ryan Ohanesian
Analyst

Ram Palanati
Associate

Colin Phinisey
Head of DCM & Partner

Anna Ike Pope
Vice President

Lindsey Press
Global Head of IR

Dan Pusack
Senior Analyst

Holland Reynolds
Vice President

Matt Roesch
Principal

Silver Rosales
Executive Assistant

Victor Rudo
Principal

Phil Sampognaro
Principal

David Schapiro
IR Coordinator

Chris Schulze
Principal

Chandni Shah
Senior Accountant

Keaton Shiveley
Senior Associate

Sam Siegel
Senior Associate

Rachel Stock
General Counsel & CCO

Jay Tabu
Principal

Elizabeth Washburn
Talent Manager

Neil White
President & Managing Partner

Eric Xu
Vice President

Yichuan Yan
Associate

Eva Yin
Fund Accounting Manager

Steve Young
Chairman & Co-Founder

Melody Yuan
Management Co Controller

Tracy Zhang
Fund Accounting Manager

Matt Zhao
Associate

Cathy Zheng
Senior Associate
Executive Directors and Operational Resource Group (ORG)*

Bryan Adams
Executive Director

Peter Anastasio
Operating VP of ORG

Greg Benson
Co-Founder & Executive Director

Les Brown
Executive Director

Junior Bryant
Executive Director

Greg Caltabiano
Operating Partner of ORG

Gary Crittenden
Executive Director

Bob Gay
Co-Founder & Executive Director

Richard Gros
Operating Partner of ORG

Chris Heim
Executive Director

Jim Herrmann
Executive Director

Leland Holdener
Operating Manager of ORG

Greg Hughes
Executive Director

Stephen Lewis
Admin. Manager of ORG

Lindsay Sparks
Operating Partner of ORG

Paul Weiskopf
Operating Partner of ORG
*Executive Directors are advisors to HGGC; not employees of the firm.
* Operational Resource Group, LLC (“ORG”), an affiliate of HGGC, provides various operational resources to investment vehicles and portfolio companies affiliated with HGGC. ORG members serve as Capital Advisers to HGGC and are either employees of ORG, employees of portfolio companies, or independent contractors–they are not employees of HGGC.