Paul Hudson is the founding partner of Glade Brook Capital Partners, serves as its Chief Investment Officer, and has led all investment efforts since inception. Prior to founding Glade Brook, Mr. Hudson was a Managing Director and Head of the Communications, Media & Entertainment group at Shumway Capital Partners where he also helped launch the firm’s private investing effort. Earlier in his career, Mr. Hudson was an Analyst at Rhombus Capital Management, an Associate at Alterity Partners, and an Analyst at Morgan Stanley & Co. Mr. Hudson earned an A.B. with honors from Georgetown University.

Ms. Guo joined Glade Brook in 2016 and focuses on investment research, due diligence and portfolio company value-add. Prior to Glade Brook, Ms. Guo worked in investment banking at Credit Suisse in Hong Kong, where she focused on equity capital markets transactions in the technology sector. Ms. Guo earned a MBA from Stanford University and is a graduate of New York University.

Mr. Wong joined Glade Brook in July 2017 as Associate.  At Glade Brook, he focuses on investment research, due diligence and portfolio company value-add.  Previously he was a member of Credit Suisse’s investment banking team in Hong Kong, New York and Singapore, focusing primarily on TMT.  Mr. Wong earned a B.A. degree in Economics from Swarthmore College.

Ms. Sambasivan joined Glade Brook in June 2021 as an Associate focusing on investment research, evaluating and executing investment opportunities and supporting existing portfolio companies. Prior to joining Glade Brook, Pallavi spent three years in the M&A Investment Banking group at UBS in New York, where she worked on transactions across the technology, consumer, and industrial sectors. Pallavi graduated from NYU’s Stern School of Business with a B.S. in Finance and Global Business and a minor in Computer Science.

Mr. Daniel serves as Glade Brook’s Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Daniel is responsible for helping lead the Firm’s overall strategy and operations, including operational work flow for the majority of the Firm’s private growth equity investments to date. Mr. Daniel joined Glade Brook pre-launch in 2011, and previously held operations roles at Shumway Capital Partners, Moore Capital Management, and Citigroup. Mr. Daniel is a graduate of Otterbein University.

Mr. Rossi joined Glade Brook in 2017 as Chief Financial Officer and leads the Firm’s finance efforts. Prior to joining Glade Brook, Mr. Rossi served as the VP of Finance for Thrive Capital, a New York-based venture capital firm where he oversaw all financial operations. Prior to Thrive Capital, Mr. Rossi was Controller of the private equity business at New Mountain Capital and an Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Rossi holds a B.S. and Masters in Accountancy from Villanova University.

Mr. Purse serves as Glade Brook’s Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President, Accounting, focusing on compliance, accounting and operations. Mr. Purse joined Glade Brook in 2015 as Assistant Controller. Prior to joining Glade Brook, Mr. Purse was at Ernst & Young LLP where he served as an Audit Manager in the Financial Services Office. Mr. Purse earned a B.S. in accounting and finance and a M.S. in accounting from Syracuse University and is a licensed CPA in Connecticut.

Ms. Ross is Vice President of Investor Relations and manages Glade Brook’s client service efforts while working closely with the broader business team. Ms. Ross joined Glade Brook pre-launch in 2011 as a Research Associate. Prior to joining Glade Brook, Ms. Ross was at Shumway Capital Partners where she served as a Research Assistant. Previously she worked at ICR as an Investor Relations Associate and earned a B.S. from Fairfield University.