Bio

Les Brown is a Partner of HGGC and Founder of Operational Resource Group. Les is a Partner of HGGC and Founder of Operational Resource Group, LLC, HGGC’s affiliated operating partner group, which offers advisory resources across all aspects of investment sourcing, underwriting, execution, portfolio management, and realization. Les is a member of HGGC’s Management Committee, Investment Committee, Valuation Committee, ESG Committee, and previously served as Chairman of the Investor Relations Committee. His current and former board roles include Better Being (fka Nutraceutical), where Les serves as Chairman of the Board, SSI (now Dynata), Serena Software, and hybris Software, where he was Chairman of the Audit Committee. Les, a Founding Member of HGGC, previously served as Global Head of Investor Relations (2016 – 2018 and 2020 – 2023), Chief Operating Officer (2007 – 2018) Chief Financial Officer (2007 – 2014), and Chief Compliance Officer (2011 – 2012) of HGGC. As Global Head of Investor Relations, Les led HGGC’s fundraising effort in Fund III, which closed at the hard cap in 99 days, and closed out the Fund IV raise above its $2.25B target at $2.54B. Les also served as President and now serves as a Director of Capital Impact Foundation, HGGC’s affiliated private foundation, which provides global charitable support to children’s causes, cancer research, and poverty amelioration. Prior to joining HGGC (fka Huntsman Gay Global Capital and Huntsman Gay Capital Partners), Les was Chief Financial Officer of Neways International, a Golden Gate Capital portfolio company. Prior to Neways, Les was Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Nutraceutical International Corporation, a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: NUTR), which was a Bain Capital portfolio company. Prior to Nutraceutical, Les was a Senior Accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.