Steven Leistner
Co-Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner
Steven joined HGGC in 2009 and is a member of the Fund V and Fund IV Investment Committees. Steven’s current and prior board and portfolio involvement includes Fund IV investments, Buildertrend, Dentive, Entrata, Fullscript, and Grand Fitness; Fund III investments Beauty Industry Group, Better Being, Denodo, and RPX; Fund II investments 4over, Dynata, Serena Software, and Selligent; and HGCP Fund investments, MaMa Rosa’s, Power Holdings, and Sunquest. In addition to his investment responsibilities, Steven is a member of the Compensation, Marketing, and Talent Committees within HGGC and helps direct HGGC’s firm governance, investment decisions, and investor relations.
Prior to attending business school, Steven worked at HGGC. Prior to joining HGGC, Steven worked at McKinsey & Company in the Corporate Finance practice, where he advised clients from a variety of sectors on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances. Steven and his wife Saba co-founded The Mountain Spring Foundation in 2019.
Steven received his M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and his B.S. in Economics, summa cum laude, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.