Vista Equity Partners
Bessie Watts currently serves as Vice President at Vista Equity Partners, a position held since March 2020, where responsibilities also include serving as Executive Director and Director of the External Board of Directors Program. Prior to this, Bessie held various roles at CARE from May 2017 to March 2020, including Director of Finance and Operations, Innovation, Senior Advisor, and Innovation Fellow. Previous experience includes a Program Manager role at Liberty Mutual Insurance from October 2014 to July 2016 and multiple positions at Morgan Stanley between 2009 and 2014, culminating in a managerial role. Bessie holds a Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, earned between 2016 and 2018, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from Spelman College, along with additional education at Beijing Foreign Studies University.
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Vista Equity Partners
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Vista Equity Partners is a leading private equity firm focused on investing in software and technology-enabled businesses. With over $30 billion in cumulative capital commitments, Vista seeks to partner with world-class management teams looking to reach their full potential. They understand the software business model and have developed specific operational improvements (the "Vista Best Practices") to create value, and they combine this operational capability and understanding with a unique, long-term perspective. This combination encourages optimal business decisions, enables the pursuit of operational excellence, and drives maximum value creation for all shareholders.