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Prital is a Partner at Serent Capital. He leads the portfolio operations team for Serent Capital, working closely with the management teams at Serent portfolio companies on value-creation initiatives to drive measurable and sustained revenue and earnings impact. Prital's work with portfolio companies spans sales force effectiveness, pricing, operational efficiencies, strategic partnerships, strategy development, procurement, and digital marketing. 

In addition, Prital leads management of Serent's wide network of preferred value-creation partners and cross-portfolio efforts to drive leverage and integration within the portfolio. 

Prior to joining Serent Capital, Prital was an executive at the Capstone operations team of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts where he led both growth and efficiency transformations within several Private Equity and Special Situations portfolio companies. Previously, Prital was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey and Company, where he focused on sales and marketing effectiveness and strategy at consumer packaged goods clients in the US and Latin America. Prital also started and led the strategy and business planning team for Mars Chocolate, helping the company to define and launch its strategic plan to become the market leader in chocolate. In addition, Prital served as head of operations for a small plastic-bag distribution and manufacturing company, where he led a company transformation to in-house manufacturing and profitability expansion, driving multiple years of double-digit growth. 

Prital has a AB in Economics and Citation in Spanish Language from Harvard University where he graduated magna cum laude and an MBA from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar. 

Serent is a growth-focused investment firm that helps founders lay the groundwork that propels their companies forward. From inception, we set out to build a distinctly different firm that prioritizes the founders and their companies. We strive to be a true business partner and surround our portfolio companies with the tools, people, and resources they need to achieve their vision. We help grow and scale technology and tech-enabled service companies who are committed to changing the way we live, work, and do. Our portfolio includes more than 60 founder-led, industry-changing companies that we partner with who are scaling up by using our toolkit of growth resources. Our in-house Growth Team are collaborative problem-solvers that understand your unique challenges and how to tackle them. From strategic, operational support to executive talent recruiting, we’re equipped with all of the resources you need to accelerate growth within your company. Serent has nearly $5 billion dollars of assets under management and has been recognized for our collaborative and purpose-driven approach to partnering with founder-led companies.