David Breach
David Breach | |
|---|---|
| Education | Eastern Michigan University University of Michigan Law School (JD) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | President and Chief Operating Officer, Vista Equity Partners |
| Spouse | Emily Breach |
| Children | 3 |
David Breach is an American businessman. He is currently president and chief operating officer at Vista Equity Partners, an investment firm. Prior to joining Vista, Breach was a corporate group partner at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis.
Early life
[edit]Breach grew up outside Toronto, Canada and moved to Michigan when he was a teenager.[1][2] He earned a bachelor of business administration in marketing from Eastern Michigan University while working as a salesperson.[2] He graduated with his JD from University of Michigan Law School in 1994.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]After graduating from law school, Breach worked at Honigman Miller, a law firm in Detroit, for five years.[2] He then joined Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago and served as a corporate group partner for 14 years.[1][4][5] In this position, he helped establish a West Coast office in San Francisco for Kirkland.[1][4][6] While working at Kirkland, Breach expanded the partnership between the law firm and Vista Equity Partners and advised Vista on several of the firm's acquisitions, including Tibco Software, TransFirst, Misys, and SumTotal Systems.[1][4][7]
Breach joined Vista Equity Partners in 2014.[1][4] Breach expanded the company's administrative and operational staff during his tenure as chief operating officer and chief legal officer at Vista.[1][5]
In August 2021, Breach was appointed president of Vista while retaining his chief operating officer responsibilities.[4][5] He serves on the firm's executive committee and private equity committees, as well as the private equity funds' investment committees.[5][8] While working at Vista, he has sat on the board of several of the firm's portfolio companies, including Solera, Ping Identity, Mediaocean, Vertafore, Cvent and Datto.[9][10][11]
Personal life
[edit]Breach is married with three children.[1] In 2017, Breach and his wife, Emily, established a scholarship at the University of Michigan's Law School with a $1 million donation.[1][12]
In 2019, Breach established the Breach Family Foundation.[1] In December 2020, Breach and the Foundation made a $5 million endowment for a deanship at the University of Michigan's Law School.[1][12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Sullivan, Dakin Campbell, Casey. "David Breach has emerged as a clear No. 2 to Robert Smith at Vista Equity Partners. Insiders describe his savvy rise from admin chief to billionaire whisperer". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d "From Bottled Juice to High Finance, David Breach Invests in Hard Work – Quadrangle Spring 2021". Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "$5 Million Gift From David A. Breach and Family Endows Michigan Law Deanship, Funds Racial Justice Initiatives". 3 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Tan, Gillian (2014-10-20). "Vista Hires Kirkland's David Breach". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ a b c d Baruch, Michael (2021-08-03). "Vista appoints Breach as president, replaces Sheth". Private Equity International. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "Kirkland Built an IPO Practice in an Unlikely Place: The Midwest". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "Kirkland, A&O Lead On $2 Billion Private Equity Software Deal". amlawdaily.typepad.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ Anderson, Will (4 August 2021). "PE giant Vista Equity has new president". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "Ping Identity". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "DEF 14A". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ Murillo, Ana Lucia (1 December 2021). "Cvent announces board additions ahead of planned public market debut". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ a b "University of Michigan Law School alumnus gives $5M gift for deanship". mlive. 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "$5M gift from Breach family endows Law School deanship | The University Record". record.umich.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- Businesspeople from Toronto
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Canadian emigrants to the United States
- Businesspeople from Michigan
- 20th-century American lawyers
- Eastern Michigan University alumni
- University of Michigan Law School alumni
- 21st-century American lawyers
- American business executives
- People associated with Kirkland & Ellis