Portrait of Holden Spaht

Rank #880

Holden Spaht

Net worth $4.9B

Private equity · United States

Born
Jul 03, 1974
Age
51
Source
Private equity
Residence
San Francisco, California
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Dartmouth College; Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Holden Spaht is a managing partner of software-focused private-equity firm Thoma Bravo, which ranks among the world's top buyout investors.
  • The firm, with assets of $181 billion, was formed in 2008, when Orlando Bravo and Carl Thoma split from partner Brian Cressey, who was focused on healthcare deals.
  • Spaht, a Dartmouth graduate and Harvard MBA, has led many of the firm's application software investments.
  • He joined Thoma Bravo in 2005 after stints at Thomas H. Lee Partners and Morgan Stanley Capital Partners.
  • His family foundation, founded with his wife Claire in 2019, supports mental health, environmental conservation and the arts.
  • Spath, who was born and raised in Baton Rouge, describes himself as a ?rabid LSU football fan.?
  • The Spaht Family Foundation is the lead donor for Washington & Lee's Lindley Center, a health and counseling clinic named for his late sister, Dr. Lindley Spaht.