Leadership

Every member of the Bulger Partners team is committed to being a best-in-class partner to our management teams and companies. The collective team represents decades of experience advising, operating, and investing in successful growth businesses.

A. Christopher Bulger A. Christopher Bulger
cbulger@bulgerpartners.com
As an investment banker and venture capitalist, Chris has spent 19 years leading private and public financings and M&A transactions for companies in the technology and services industries... more >>
Rory O'Sullivan
Rory O'Sullivan

rosullivan@bulgerpartners.com
Rory joined the firm in 2012 and leads Bulger Partners' European operations. Previously, Rory headed European M&A and was a senior technology banker at Canaccord Genuity. He also co-founded Sardis Capital in 2002... more >>
Steven Birer Steven S. Birer
sbirer@bulgerpartners.com
Steven's background is a complementary blend of financial services and high technology. Since 2003, Steven has been President & CEO of Auspice Corporation, a leading provider of Service... more >>
Wayne Fitzpatrick Wayne Fitzpatrick
wfitzpatrick@bulgerpartners.com
Prior to joining Bulger Partners, Wayne spent a significant portion of his banking career at Montgomery Securities (now Banc of America Securities) and Needham & Company, where he... more >>
Mike MacKeen Mike MacKeen
mmackeen@bulgerpartners.com
Mike joined Bulger Partners in 2012. Prior to joining the firm, he founded and led the Private Capital Group at Morgan Keegan Technology Group. Earlier in his career, he led... more >>
Douglas S. Melsheimer Douglas Melsheimer
dmelsheimer@bulgerpartners.com
Douglas Melsheimer joined Bulger Partners in 2013. Previously, he was a Co-Founder and Partner with Harbor View Advisors. Prior to starting Harbor View, Douglas served as Vice President, Corporate Development... more >>
Robert Pierce Robert Pierce
rpierce@bulgerpartners.com
Robert Pierce joined Bulger Partners in 2012 to develop the firm’s business in Europe. Previously, Robert built and lead the Equity Capital Markets and Advisory business for Lloyds Bank from 2007 to 2012. Prior...more >>
Ron Remy Ron Remy
rremy@bulgerpartners.com
Ron brings over 20 years of technology management and leadership experience to Bulger Partners. Prior to joining Bulger Capital, he was President of Auspice Corporation, a developer of software... more >>
Malcolm Stewart Malcolm Stewart
mstewart@bulgerpartners.com
Malcolm has over 20 years combined experience as an investor and executive in IT, software and services companies. He has led teams in strategy, planning, business, finance... more >>
Jeffrey Vogel
Jeffrey Vogel
jvogel@bulgerpartners.com
Jeffrey Vogel has worked for over 20 years as an executive, entrepreneur, investor and advisor with high tech companies. Prior to joining Bulger Partners, Jeff was Managing Director at Velocity Equity Partners, an early stage technology fund he founded in 2001... more >>
David Wong
dwong@bulgerpartners.com
David Wong has more than 20 years of experience in all facets of executive leadership, strategy development, and execution across several industries and with a variety of clients, Mr. Wong has an extensive track record of delivering creative and workable bottom-line-oriented solutions. Specifically, his experience.... more >>
 

Advisory Board

Beth Axelrod Beth Axelrod
eBay
As Senior Vice President of Human Resources at eBay, Beth is responsible for all aspects of the company’s global human resources capabilities including recruiting... more >>
Jack Hughes Jack Hughes
TopCoder
Jack is founder of TopCoder, an Internet-based software development and services firm with a proprietary component catalog and a global community of professional programmers... more >>
Venetia Kontogouris Venetia Kontogouris
Growth Equity Investor
Venetia was a Managing Director at Trident Capital, a leading private equity and venture capital firm. Prior to joining Trident, Venetia was an executive of Dun & Bradstreet Corporation... more >>
Ken Pasternak Ken Pasternak
Chestnut Ridge Capital
Kenny is CEO of hedge fund Chestnut Ridge Capital. Prior to founding Chestnut Ridge Kenny was Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Knight Capital, a leading financial... more >>
Sandy Robertson Sandy Robertson
Francisco Partners
Sandy pioneered the creation of West Coast technology banking as an industry in the late 1960s, and has remained one of the industry's most renowned participants. He served... more >>
Eric Upin Eric Upin
Makena Capital
Eric is a Partner with Makena Capital. Prior to Makena, Eric was Chief Investment Officer for Stanford Management Company, overseeing the investment strategy of Stanford... more >>