Bio

Rik Patel is a Vice President at Brighton Park Capital. Prior to joining BPC, Rik was an Associate at TCV, a Menlo Park-based growth equity firm, focused on investment opportunities in the software and information services sectors. While at TCV, Rik was responsible for thematic sourcing and deal execution, which included investments in CCC Intelligent Solutions, Avetta, Siteminder, and Xero. Prior to TCV, Rik spent several years working at Jefferies in its Technology Investment Banking group in San Francisco. Rik received an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated with honors from the University of California, Davis where he received a B.A. in Economics and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.