Holden Spaht
Managing Partner
Thoma Bravo
Holden Spaht is a managing partner at Thoma Bravo. He joined the firm in 2005 and has played a key role in the firm's growth and success in software private equity. Holden is responsible for leading the firm’s application software strategy, with a specific focus on the financial technology, e-commerce, education and office of the CFO spaces, among other sectors. He currently sits on the boards of Anaplan, Auctane, Bottomline Technologies, Conga, Coupa Software, Jeppesen ForeFlight, Nasdaq, QAD and RealPage. Over his career at Thoma Bravo, Holden has held two dozen board seats, led over 15 exits and been at the forefront of digital transformation in enterprise software.
Holden is the president and chair of the Spaht Family Foundation, which focuses on mental health, the arts, environmental conservation and humanitarian assistance. Holden earned a BA in economics at Dartmouth and studied 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 in New York and subsequently held analyst and associate roles at Thomas H. Lee Partners in Boston and Morgan Stanley in London and San Francisco.
Holden is the president and chair of the Spaht Family Foundation, which focuses on mental health, the arts, environmental conservation and humanitarian assistance. Holden earned a BA in economics at Dartmouth and studied 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 in New York and subsequently held analyst and associate roles at Thomas H. Lee Partners in Boston and Morgan Stanley in London and San Francisco.
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