Preston brings extensive leadership experience in the technology sector, with a strong track record of guiding companies through growth and transformation. As an Operating Partner at General Atlantic, he provides strategic support to investment teams and portfolio companies. Before joining the firm in 2017, he served as CEO of NEWSCYCLE Solutions and MicroEdge. Earlier in his career, he held senior roles at Thomson Reuters, including Vice President and General Manager of Business Development, and spent a decade at Landmark Communications in leadership and business development.

Preston earned his B.A. in Journalism & Advertising from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota.

Kevin is just a regular dude who writes a lot of code and strives to build a great company. He enjoys having a fun work environment, creating software that simplifies peoples lives, typing furious on his keyboard, and eating sandwiches.

He really enjoys working on home improvement projects and fixing things around the house. When asked for random facts, he told us he didn’t consume an “adult beverage” until 22 years of age. He described it as “unfortunuate.” When not working on Tripleseat things, Kevin competes fiercely in several online video games (current titles include: Overwatch, Rocket League, and Valorant).

Drew has over 25 years of finance and operational management experience in the Consumer Products Industry. He is adept at cultivating executive partnerships, optimizing client relationships and maximizing employees commitments to the company goals. Drew enjoys spending his free time with his wife Beth, and two sons Aidan and Grady. He enjoys hockey and can be found in an ice rink coaching his sons during hockey season.

David has been working with private equity-backed SaaS and technology companies for the last 20 years. He especially loves working with companies that have product market fit and are in their hyper growth period of scaling sales and marketing. David has been a part of management teams that have exited companies six different times over the last 20 years.

David grew up outside of Buffalo, N.Y. and has lived in the Boston area for more 20 years. He has four kids and enjoys skiing in Vermont with his family, traveling to Buffalo Bills and Duke basketball games, and playing paddle tennis around New England.

Kristen has worked within the People Function for the past 25+ years. Prior to Tripleseat, she served as Chief People Officer at EngageSmart. Kristen previously held senior-level HR leadership roles at CarGurus, HubSpot and Endeca. Throughout her career, Kristen has focused her efforts on high-growth and start-up companies to build infrastructure around HR/recruiting operations and business expansion. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Westfield State University.

Kristen grew up and currently lives in the Boston area. When she is not working, Kristen enjoys spending time with her daughter and taking trips to Cape Cod.

Phil brings extensive experience in the software sector and a strong track record of transforming and leading high-performance go-to-market teams at hyper-growth startups, including Akamai Technologies and HubSpot—both of which achieved successful IPOs. 

Prior to joining Tripleseat, Phil was the CRO at JW Player, where he transformed marketing, sales, partnerships, customer success, and support, contributing to the company’s acquisition. He also held the position of Vice President and Group Director of Sales Research at Forrester-joining through its acquisition of SiriusDecisions-leading a team of veteran go-to-market leaders who advised sales, marketing, and product executives on building modern revenue engines.

Phil enjoys spending time with his wife, Brooke, and their four children. He has been an active angel investor for two decades, with numerous successful exits, and served on the board of directors for Read to a Child, an education nonprofit supporting at-risk elementary students.

Phil holds a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and is a graduate of MIT Sloan’s Greater Boston Executive program.

Pat has been in various software businesses for over 20 years. Most recently, he was CPO at ArisGlobal, a global B2B enterprise SaaS business. Prior to that, Pat worked at Accruent, BlueCielo and Autodesk in various leadership roles. Pat has an MBA in Finance and bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Process & Piping Design.

Pat grew up in southern India before moving to the US and currently lives in the Boston area. He loves sports and spending time with his family and dog. When he isn’t watching or playing sports, his hobbies include tinkering with technology, gaming, or reading.

Tim has nearly 25 years of experience in in-house and agency Marketing roles spanning a range of industries and verticals. In his agency days, he was responsible for building the online presence of globally recognizable brands such as Microsoft, Marriott, Crate & Barrel, and Avid Technology. Since then, Tim has held senior leadership positions at Private Equity backed SaaS companies including OneSource (Dun & Bradstreet), Quickbase, and Kantata (formerly Kimble Applications), where he served as CMO. Throughout his career, Tim has emphasized a healthy partnership between Marketing and Sales and a commitment to making data-informed decisions in pursuit of company growth.

Tim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH.

Chap has been a computer nerd since before it was cool. His career started out working on cell phones before they had cameras and broadcast hardware before it was HD. Before joining Tripleseat, he led development for a real-estate search engine and helped with development in the early stages of a couple of startups.

Chap grew up in a small town in south Georgia and now lives in Atlanta with his wife and three dogs. When he’s not working or fixing things around the house he enjoys woodworking, landscape photography, and generally anything outdoors.

Sam’s first job was in hospitality at Figlio restaurant in Columbus, OH. He was the longest-tenured bus/disher to NOT get a raise. On his sendoff to College of Charleston, he mentioned this to the owner and the owner responded, “I had no idea, why didn’t you ask for one!?” Lesson learned. In 2012, after graduating from Columbia Business School, he joined a growing software company, Relias, where he led mergers & acquisitions and client care. He’s been evaluating and managing software companies ever since.

Sam currently lives in Denver, CO with his pup, Louie Dewey. If you catch him on the weekend, you may find him in the park with Lou, watching an Ohio State game, or on the shuffleboard courts (the 52-foot variety), where he’s working on improving his international ranking. Sam enjoys traveling and meeting new people. Nothing fills his heart more than bringing people together, so he’s happy Tripleseat helps customers do just that.