Global Partner Network Drives Commercial Opportunities
For more than two decades, we have built and nurtured our Global Partner Network – a strategic network of more than 500 executives from many of the world’s leading financial services firms.
Cultivating Connections Across Our Network
The interplay we facilitate between innovators and leading companies makes FTV unique among growth equity investors. We actively connect our Global Partner Network executives with our portfolio companies. This exchange of crucial market feedback and commercial introductions – more than 300 a year – opens doors to speed up business development.
Commercial Contracts Between Portfolio Companies and Global Partner Network
Strategic Executives
Annual Business Development Introductions
Driving Conversations That Transform Markets
Through our review of more than 10,000 innovative companies annually, FTV is uniquely situated to facilitate the sharing of enhanced market intelligence. Every year we host an array of relevant thematic discussions between our sector experts, Global Partner Network executives and enterprises, our portfolio companies and industry leaders:
Innovation & Digitization / Payments Strategy Summit / Digital Transformation in Wealth Management / Innovation in Financial Services / Trends in Insurtech / Ecommerce Enablement / Future of Work / Enterprise Security & Compliance
Karen Derr Gilbert
Partner
Our Companies Capitalize on Our Connections
Our vast network provides hundreds of valuable strategic and commercial introductions every year, giving our portfolio companies exclusive access to:
- Market insights and feedback to sharpen their value proposition and positioning
- Access to key buyers and potential channel/distribution partners
- Strategic partnership opportunities
Marija Periša Kegel
Principal
Strategic Business Development
Bringing Value to Executives in Our Global Partner Network
With an aim to advance their enterprises, active involvement in FTV’s Global Partner Network provides:
- Direct access to FTV domain experts who provide enhanced market intelligence in sectors of interest
- Exposure to potential commercial solutions through FTV introductions. We connect with nearly 10,000 innovative companies annually
- Industry networking at the FTV Annual Partner Conference, Strategic Advisory Board meetings, and customized topical executive workshops and discussion groups
Dedicated Business Development Team
Many investors promise to help their companies with networking and lead sourcing, but don’t have a systematic approach to making commercial introductions. Through a dedicated business development team, FTV drives industry-leading conversations and actively connects executives in our Global Partner Network and our portfolio companies to open doors to strategic and commercial relationships.
Connections That Count
A cornerstone of our business development efforts, FTV’s Annual Partner Conference brings together our limited partners, portfolio companies and our Global Partner Network for two days of market trend discussions, networking and one-on-one interactions.
Meet Our Strategic Advisory Board
At the core of our GPN is our Strategic Advisory Board, comprised of executives and recognized leaders from our industry sectors. The Board meets twice a year to discuss emerging market themes and exchange ideas.
Our advisors provide a distinct view into needs of the global enterprise, revealing key insights that growing companies can leverage into market leadership opportunities.
Dennis Devine
President & Chief Executive Officer
Dan Reed
Managing Director,
American Family Insurance
Rajeev Khanna
Chief Information Officer
Andreas Maier
CIO, AXA Switzerland
Jared Wolff
President & CEO
Tom Mildenhall
Head of VC Coverage & Technology Partnerships
Eric Chen
Senior Vice President,
Digital Banking
Secil Watson
Member, Board of Directors
Mariquit Corcoran
Former Managing Director
and Group Chief Innovation Officer
Lucien Foster
Strategy & Corporate Development
Claire Gawer
Investment Director
Marc Sillon
Managing Director
Fund Governance Committee
Asaf Snir
Director, Digital Partnerships & Strategic Investments
Ninou Sarwono
Principal, Emerging Technology & Open Innovation
Mason Young
Managing Vice President,
Corporate Development
Rob Perry
Global Head of Innovation Enablement
Anil Cheriyan
Executive Vice President, Strategy & Technology
Garen Staglin
Chairman, EXL; Board of Directors, SVB Financial Group & Silicon Valley Bank; Owner, Staglin Family Vineyard
Philip McHugh
Investor & Executive Director
Jim Hale
Founding Partner Emeritus
Bob Huret
Founding Partner Emeritus
Daniel Bernstein
Head of Strategic Partnerships Group for Global Retail Markets
Melanie Hardin
Former Executive Vice President
Dick Fredericks
Managing Director & Founding Partner; Former Partner, Montgomery Securities; Janus Capital Group Board
Gustavo Fano
Senior Vice President, Global Head Corporate Development
Kunal Kapoor
CEO
Stephan Murer
Owner; former Group
CTO, UBS
Joel Albarella
Head of Strategic Technology Investments Group
Jacobo Schatz
COO & Director of Strategy – Wealth Management
Naveen Agarwal
Chief Market Development Officer
Andy Brown
CEO; former Group CTO, UBS
Nicolas Moch
Head of SEBx, Group Chief Information Officer
Phil Cox
Chief Operations Officer
Daniel Winther
Investment Director, Private Equity
Fund Governance Committee
Kelli Keough
EVP, Group Business Unit Leader for Spend, Invest, Protect and Save
Phil Ryan
Chairman, Swiss Re Americas Holding; Former CFO, Power Corp.
Blake Grossman
Managing Member, ThirdStream Partners; Former CEO, Barclays Global Investors; Managing Partner, CHJ Capital Management
Krista Sticco Carr
Head of Americas, UBS NEXT
Marco Forato
SVP, Corporate Strategy & Development
Nathan McKinley
Head of Corporate Development
Souheil Badran
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
Bob Heller
Former Governor, Federal Reserve Board; Former President & CEO, Visa USA
Jennifer Smith
Chief Information Officer & EVP