Harv Barenz

Harv joined HGGC in 2008 where he built and leads HGGC’s Business Development team. He focuses primarily on identifying, originating, and qualifying new global platform investments and assisting portfolio companies with add-on acquisitions. Harv is also responsible for developing and managing HGGC’s intermediary relationships (reverse-sponsor-coverage model) which has led to over 5,000 evaluated investment opportunities over the past decade and plays an integral role in the HGGC ecosystem. Harv leads the Business Development Committee within HGGC.

Prior to attending business school, Harv worked at HGGC. Prior to joining HGGC, Harv was an owner/operator in the automotive vertical. He also has extensive experience in the software, direct marketing, and consumer retail industries. Harv previously served as an Olympic Ambassador to the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games in 2002.

Harv received his M.B.A. from the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University and his B.S. in Public Relations from the University of Utah.