Steve Siwinski

Steve leads the office of the CFO practice globally for Accel-KKR (AKKR), and focuses on driving financial, operational and strategic initiatives across the investment cycle and AKKR’s portfolio of 70+ Companies. Steve brings a unique combination of private equity, corporate finance, public accounting, and advisory experience to AKKR. Prior to AKKR, he spent 10 years as a private equity operating partner including roles at High Road Capital Partners and Marlin Equity Partners. Steve has significant experience across the private equity investment cycle having worked on hundreds of mergers and acquisitions, implemented value creation initiatives at numerous portfolio companies and supported multiple successful exits. He has deep experience in optimizing financial operations and driving strategy execution to transform investor-backed businesses and create value. Throughout his career, Steve held multiple roles as a CFO and corporate strategy advisor. He began his career at EY where he was a partner in the private equity practice and spent the early part of his career working with high-growth businesses.

Steve received a BS in accounting and finance from Fairfield University’s Dolan School of Business and an MBA in finance and management strategy from New York University’s Stern School of Business where he was a Stern Scholar and graduated with honors. Steve holds post-graduate certificates from Wharton Business School in financial strategy. He is a CPA and frequent speaker on private equity and corporate finance topics for both corporate and educational organizations. Steve has served on multiple boards.

Company profile:

Accel-KKR is a technology-focused investment firm with over $24 billion in capital commitments. The firm focuses on Saas software and IT-enabled businesses, well-positioned for top-line and bottom-line growth. At the core of Accel-KKR’s investment strategy is a commitment to developing strong partnerships with the management teams of its portfolio companies and a focus on building value alongside management by leveraging the significant resources available through the Accel-KKR network. Accel-KKR focuses on middle-market companies and provides a broad range of capital solutions including buyout capital, minority-growth investments, credit and secondary alternatives. Accel-KKR is headquartered in Menlo Park with additional offices in Atlanta, Chicago, London, and New York City.