BOARD

Phil joined GTCR in 1992 and is currently a Managing Director of the firm. Phil previously worked in the Corporate Finance department of Kidder, Peabody & Co. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BBA in finance with high honors from the Honors Business Program at the University of Texas.

Phil is co-head of the Technology, Media & Telecommunications group at GTCR and has been focused on building this area for GTCR since 1996. Phil is currently a Director of Avention, IQNavigator, Lytx, Onvoy, Rural Broadband Investments and Zayo Group. Phil has played a leadership role in a number of past investments including AppNet, CellNet, DigitalNet, Solera and Transaction Network Services.

Believing education is an important way of giving back, Phil is an active volunteer for and sponsor of the Chicago Foundation for Education, a non-profit organization that seeks to improve the educational experience of Chicago’s public school children. In addition, Phil is a member of the council at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a member of the board of trustees at the Latin School of Chicago.

Larry joined GTCR in 2005 and became a Principal in 2012. Prior to joining GTCR, Larry worked in the Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructuring/Corporate Finance group at Morgan Stanley. He hold a BA in economics cum laude from Dartmouth College.

He currently is Director of CAMP Systems, Cision, Onvoy and Park Place. Larry was previously a Director of Global Traffic Network, Six3 Systems, and Zayo Group and was also heavily involved in past GTCR investments CellNet, Landmark Aviation and Solera.

Reed is a Principal of REH Advisors LLC, a strategic advice firm in Washington, D.C. and the Founder and CEO of the Coalition for Green Capital, a non-profit focused on promoting the transition to clean energy through innovative banking and financing solutions. Reed served four years as Chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from 1993 to 1997, where he was instrumental in the implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and was a member of President Obama’s transition team from 2008 to 2009. Today, Reed serves on the boards of a number of leading technology companies, including Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC), a leading manufacturer of semiconductor chips, and Smart Sky Networks, a communications network firm.

Stephen joined GTCR in 2008 and became a Vice President in 2012. Prior to joining GTCR, Stephen worked as an Analyst in the Telecommunications and Mergers & Acquisitions groups at UBS Investment Bank. He holds an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago and a BA summa cum laude from Northwestern University in mathematical methods in the social sciences and economics.

He is currently a Director of Cision, Onvoy and Park Place and played an instrumental role in GTCR’s investment in Landmark Aviation. He was previously a Director of Protection 1.

Ed O’Hara is the CEO of Inteliquent and is a member of the Board of Directors. He also previously served as CFO of the company. Ed has been in the communications and cloud technology sectors for 20 years, and has a track record of driving growth, margin expansion and M&A. Prior to Inteliquent, Ed served as the CFO of Datapipe Inc, prior to its sale to Rackspace (Apollo). Before Datapipe, Ed served as the CFO of Sidera Networks, prior to its sale to Lightower (Berkshire Partners), and of the Residential and Business Services segment of RCN Corporation, prior to its sale to ABRY Partners. Mr. O’Hara received an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame.