Dave Welsh joined KKR in 2016 and leads the Tech Growth Strategy and Next Generation Technology Funds. He previously worked at Adams Street Partners, McAfee, Partech Ventures, and Portal Software, and holds degrees from UCLA and UC Berkeley.
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- Portal Software · vice president of corporate development
- Partech Ventures · General Partner
- McAfee, Inc. · executive vice president of corporate development and strategy
- Adams Street Partners · Partner
- KKR · Partner, Head of Tech GrowthNow
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Who is Dave Welsh?
Dave Welsh joined KKR in 2016 and leads the Tech Growth Strategy and Next Generation Technology Funds. He previously worked at Adams Street Partners, McAfee, Partech Ventures, and Portal Software, and holds degrees from UCLA and UC Berkeley.
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What did Dave Welsh do before KKR?
vice president of corporate development at Portal Software; General Partner at Partech Ventures; executive vice president of corporate development and strategy at McAfee, Inc.; Partner at Adams Street Partners.
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