Sean P. Epstein '04

Mr. Sean Epstein Global Head of Private Equity and Venture Capital Partnerships at Gainsight in Washington, DC – a Vista Equity company.

Prior to his role at Gainsight, Mr. Epstein was Global Head of Private Equity Partnerships & Alliances at Citrix where his team built bi-directional partnerships with Private Equity, Venture Capital and Institutional Investors. Prior to Citrix, Mr. Epstein was Head EMEA/MEE of SAP's Global Private Equity Program and Vice President of Global Private Equity Strategy.  Starting in  2011 he was responsible for partnerships and alliances with many of the world’s  largest Private Equity firms and global funding institutions.  He was responsible for helping to launch the business in Asia, expanding its footprint in EMEA/MEE & the Americas, and scaling the business to $350M+ revenue.

Mr. Epstein held a number of senior leadership roles at the Corporate Executive Board (EXBD) including leading executive advisory functions and helping to develop and scale the global product support organization which drove over $100M in revenue across his tenure. Mr. Epstein has also held roles as a Senior Consultant for the San Francisco merchant bank Arch & Beam where he led part of the $3B divestiture of Agilent Technology from Hewlett Packard and as Director of Corporate Development at New York City’s Bigfoot Interactive where he helped the firm raise over $50M in venture funding, launched Bigfoot Japan, and ink deals with the biggest marketing agencies and PR firms.  

Mr. Epstein holds a bachelors degree in Political Science & History from The University of Virginia and a Masters in Business from Columbia Business School.