Bio

Blaine joined Periscope in 2022 and is a Vice President. Blaine supports portfolio company value creation, with a particular emphasis on commercialization, operations, and product and technology best practices. Blaine partners with portfolio company executives to create meaningful recurring revenue growth opportunities and overall gross margin and EBITDA margin improvement. Prior to joining Periscope, Blaine built his career in the Vista Equity Partners ecosystem. First, as a member of the Vista Consulting Group where he led portfolio value creation initiatives across more than 50 companies ranging in size from $10M to >$2B in recurring revenue. Blaine also spent time on the go-to-market diligence team at Vista, evaluating potential acquisitions and helping lay the foundation for future value creation initiatives. Following his time at Vista, Blaine joined Fusion Risk Management, a Vista portfolio company, where he served as Chief of Staff to the CEO before transitioning to Product leadership. Blaine began his career at Stax. Inc, a global strategy consulting firm, running commercial diligence on prospective acquisitions for many of the world’s largest Private Equity firms. Blaine earned his BBA in Finance from The University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business