Executive Team
Bill Haney
Chief Executive Officer
William (Bill) Haney has 25+ years in software/worflow, content and analytics spanning asset management, banks and brokers, and public and private companies. He is non-exec chair of Enhesa (CGE Partners), a regulatory content company in the employee and product compliance market. His most recent experiences as CEO and board director focused on rapid growth companies with private equity backing. Bill was CEO of Credit Benchmark (Index Ventures and Balderton) and BISAM (Aquiline Capital Partners, sold to Factset in 2017). He served as non-exec chair of Alva Group until its sale to Falfurrius Capital in 2021. He started his career in development economics advising emerging country ministers and cabinets on export-led growth strategies, followed by several years as a turnaround advisor with Coopers & Lybrand. Bill remains active in the field of economic development as a director of Big Win Philanthropy which works with African leaders to accelerate economic growth by investing in youth health, education and jobs. He holds a BA in Economics from Northwestern University and an MBA from Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in New York City.
Bill Haney
Chief Executive Officer
Jason Elmer
Founder, President
Jason Elmer brings more than 20 years of cybersecurity and IT infrastructure experience to his role at Drawbridge. As Founder and President, he is responsible for driving the firm’s day-to-day operations, expanding its geographic and technology footprint and leading the company for global growth and scale. His management background includes multiple executive leadership roles and extensive experience delivering business-critical FinTech software and solutions that meet the specialized needs of hedge funds and private equity managers.
Previously, Jason served as a Managing Director at Duff & Phelps (now Kroll, LLC), where he founded and led the Cybersecurity Services team, working with alternative investment managers across the globe to help them ensure compliance with appropriate regulatory bodies while meeting investor demands. Prior to that, he was a Partner at Abacus Group with a focus on providing cybersecurity, hosted infrastructure and disaster recovery services for alternative investment firms. Throughout his career, Jason has been at the forefront of business, technology and customer service innovation across multiple facets of the global financial services industry.
Jason holds a BS in finance from the Fordham University College of Business Administration, and is an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).
Previously, Jason served as a Managing Director at Duff & Phelps (now Kroll, LLC), where he founded and led the Cybersecurity Services team, working with alternative investment managers across the globe to help them ensure compliance with appropriate regulatory bodies while meeting investor demands. Prior to that, he was a Partner at Abacus Group with a focus on providing cybersecurity, hosted infrastructure and disaster recovery services for alternative investment firms. Throughout his career, Jason has been at the forefront of business, technology and customer service innovation across multiple facets of the global financial services industry.
Jason holds a BS in finance from the Fordham University College of Business Administration, and is an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).
Jason Elmer
Founder, President
Nick Pastoressa
Chief Product and Technology Officer
Nick has over twenty years of product and technology experience having led the development of data, analytics, and workflow solutions, from concept through delivery, for users throughout the global financial services industry. He has run technology, product, content, and user experience teams and has led multiple platform integration initiatives throughout his career. Nick joins Drawbridge after serving as Chief Product and Technology Officer for PE-backed Credit Benchmark, a pioneer in bank-sourced consensus credit ratings. Prior to that, Nick worked for Nasdaq where he served as Global Head of Product and Platform for their Corporate Solutions division. During his tenure he led the development of Nasdaq’s award winning, next generation suite of solutions for the corporate community. Nick’s experience also includes several senior roles at Thomson Reuters, most recently Head of Product for the Investors Division of the company. He began his career in product and technology at I/B/E/S, the leader in financial forecast data.
Nick Pastoressa
Chief Product and Technology Officer
Simon Eyre
Chief Information Security Officer and Managing Director
Simon Eyre is Managing Director and Chief Information Security Officer at Drawbridge. He is a leader and frequent public speaker on all aspects of Cybersecurity with a particular focus on the Alternative Investment Markets. Simon brings more than 20 years of deep expertise in Cybersecurity, Regulatory Governance, Technology Architecture, and Corporate Strategy to Drawbridge. Simon is responsible for the Cybersecurity program of Drawbridge, including the Governance, Compliance, and Certifications of the Business. His direction helps define the framework of Client cybersecurity products. He most recently served as Director of Information Security at Edge Technology Group UK and was responsible for cybersecurity for both Edge and its clients. Previously he held multiple senior management roles internationally at Eze Castle Integration, ultimately serving as Director of Service. Simon is a graduate of Rutgers and NJIT Universities with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He holds a CISSP certification.
Simon Eyre
Chief Information Security Officer
Renee Mills
Chief Human Resource Officer
Renée has over twenty years of HR leadership experience covering all aspects of organizational and people matters focusing on PE-backed growth companies. Prior to Drawbridge, Renée has worked with boards and senior management advising on talent procurement and development across professional services organizations, software and analytics companies, startups, and growth companies. Her last companies include Enhesa, Alva Group, Simply Business, and BISAM. She holds a Masters in Organizational Communication and Development from Suffolk University.
Renee Mills
Chief Human Resource Officer
Mark Rousseau
Head of Software Development
Mark Rousseau is Head of Software Development at Drawbridge. He brings more than 20 years of technical experience working with ground-breaking financial services and worldwide logistics organizations developing electronic trading systems and data processing systems. Prior to Drawbridge, Mark held multiple senior development roles including lead developer, software architect and VP of software development. He holds a master’s degree in Physics from the University of Maine and a BS in physics from the University of Connecticut.
Mark Rousseau
Head of Software Development
Rebecca Thomas
Head of Account Management
Rebecca Thomas is Head of Account Management and Founding Member of Drawbridge. Rebecca is responsible for oversight of the Firm’s account management team, focusing on developing and maintaining strong relationships and partnerships with Drawbridge’s clients through product development, outreach, and general business development.
Prior to joining Drawbridge, Rebecca worked at Duff & Phelps in the Global Cybersecurity Services practice where she managed a range of clients including hedge funds, private equity managers, private equity portfolio companies to create cybersecurity policies and procedures, conduct risk assessments, provide training, perform third-party due diligence, and prepare clients for regulatory examinations as well as investor meetings.
Rebecca received her bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.
Prior to joining Drawbridge, Rebecca worked at Duff & Phelps in the Global Cybersecurity Services practice where she managed a range of clients including hedge funds, private equity managers, private equity portfolio companies to create cybersecurity policies and procedures, conduct risk assessments, provide training, perform third-party due diligence, and prepare clients for regulatory examinations as well as investor meetings.
Rebecca received her bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.
Rebecca Thomas
Head of Account Management
Ryan Krebs
Head of Client Success
Ryan joined Drawbridge in the fall of 2020 as a Client Success Associate after nearly a decade in the alternative investment management space. Over the last two plus years quickly he established an impressive track record of client and people management. Ryan began his career at K2 Advisors, Franklin Templeton’s liquid alternatives business, where he focused on due diligence of the company’s underlying hedge fund investments. At JP Morgan he continued his focus on due diligence, as well as manager selection, and helped automate diligence processes for JPM’s underlying hedge fund, private equity, and traditional fund investments. Ryan joined Lighthouse Investment Partners as a member of its Operational Due Diligence team, focusing on operational risks related to the fund of funds and multi-manager platforms. Ryan maintains a deep knowledge of fund operations, regulatory compliance, and information technology, which he uses to drive enhanced client service and support. He has a Bachelor’s in Political Science and Communication from Fairfield University.
Ryan Krebs
Head of Client Success
Jozef Haracz
Finance Director
Jozef Haracz is Director of Finance at Drawbridge, driving the company’s financial planning. Jozef brings more than 12 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), working for global corporations in constantly evolving, demanding and highly analytical environments. Jozef joined Drawbridge from LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics, where he managed P&L, forecasting and budgeting processes for Givenchy and Kenzo brands. Prior to that, he served as finance manager at Ralph Lauren, supporting design, merchandising and creative teams, and began his career at Christian Dior supporting North America and Mexico businesses. He holds a BBA from Baruch College.
Jozef Haracz
Finance Director
Board of Directors
Bill Haney
Chief Executive Officer
William (Bill) Haney has 25+ years in software/worflow, content and analytics spanning asset management, banks and brokers, and public and private companies. He is non-exec chair of Enhesa (CGE Partners), a regulatory content company in the employee and product compliance market. His most recent experiences as CEO and board director focused on rapid growth companies with private equity backing. Bill was CEO of Credit Benchmark (Index Ventures and Balderton) and BISAM (Aquiline Capital Partners, sold to Factset in 2017). He served as non-exec chair of Alva Group until its sale to Falfurrius Capital in 2021. He started his career in development economics advising emerging country ministers and cabinets on export-led growth strategies, followed by several years as a turnaround advisor with Coopers & Lybrand. Bill remains active in the field of economic development as a director of Big Win Philanthropy which works with African leaders to accelerate economic growth by investing in youth health, education and jobs. He holds a BA in Economics from Northwestern University and an MBA from Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in New York City.
Bill Haney
Chief Executive Officer
Jason Elmer
Founder, President
Jason Elmer brings more than 20 years of cybersecurity and IT infrastructure experience to his role at Drawbridge. As Founder and President, he is responsible for driving the firm’s day-to-day operations, expanding its geographic and technology footprint and leading the company for global growth and scale. His management background includes multiple executive leadership roles and extensive experience delivering business-critical FinTech software and solutions that meet the specialized needs of hedge funds and private equity managers.
Previously, Jason served as a Managing Director at Duff & Phelps (now Kroll, LLC), where he founded and led the Cybersecurity Services team, working with alternative investment managers across the globe to help them ensure compliance with appropriate regulatory bodies while meeting investor demands. Prior to that, he was a Partner at Abacus Group with a focus on providing cybersecurity, hosted infrastructure and disaster recovery services for alternative investment firms. Throughout his career, Jason has been at the forefront of business, technology and customer service innovation across multiple facets of the global financial services industry.
Jason holds a BS in finance from the Fordham University College of Business Administration, and is an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).
Previously, Jason served as a Managing Director at Duff & Phelps (now Kroll, LLC), where he founded and led the Cybersecurity Services team, working with alternative investment managers across the globe to help them ensure compliance with appropriate regulatory bodies while meeting investor demands. Prior to that, he was a Partner at Abacus Group with a focus on providing cybersecurity, hosted infrastructure and disaster recovery services for alternative investment firms. Throughout his career, Jason has been at the forefront of business, technology and customer service innovation across multiple facets of the global financial services industry.
Jason holds a BS in finance from the Fordham University College of Business Administration, and is an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).
Jason Elmer
Founder, President
Scott DePetris
Board Member
Scott is a recognized FinTech industry visionary with over 20 years of extensive leadership, go-to-market and operational expertise. He currently serves as Executive Advisor and member of the Board of Directors of Broadway Technology, board member at Salt Financial LLC, and chairman of the Greenwich, CT chapter of the prestigious Young Presidents Organization (YPO). DePetris was a founding member, President and COO and board member of Portware, LLC, a leading developer of broker-neutral automated trading software for global equities, futures, options and FX. He spearheaded the sale of Portware to FactSet Research Systems, Inc. He recently served as the Chief Operating Officer at Broadway Technology and earlier in his career he was the co-founder and senior vice president of ExchangeLab, Inc., an intellectual property development company for financial service technologies which incubated and commercialized several successful FinTech startups.
Scott DePetris
Board Member
Kevin Wei
Board Member
Kevin Wei is a Principal with Francisco Partners and focuses on investments in the financial technology sector.
Prior to joining Francisco Partners in 2017, Kevin worked at Hellman & Friedman, where he evaluated private equity investments in the software, internet & media, and business & information services industries. Earlier in his career he was an investment banker in the West Region Advisory Group at Goldman Sachs.
Kevin currently serves on the board of directors of Verifone, Edifecs and PayScale. He was previously involved in FP investments in TrellisRx, 2Checkout, Availity, HealthcareSource and Tile.
Kevin received a B.S./B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.B.A from Harvard Business School.
Prior to joining Francisco Partners in 2017, Kevin worked at Hellman & Friedman, where he evaluated private equity investments in the software, internet & media, and business & information services industries. Earlier in his career he was an investment banker in the West Region Advisory Group at Goldman Sachs.
Kevin currently serves on the board of directors of Verifone, Edifecs and PayScale. He was previously involved in FP investments in TrellisRx, 2Checkout, Availity, HealthcareSource and Tile.
Kevin received a B.S./B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.B.A from Harvard Business School.
Kevin Wei
Board Member
Nick Nelson
Board Member
Nick Nelson is a Vice President with Francisco Partners.
Prior to joining Francisco Partners in 2022, Nick worked at Golden Gate Capital, where he evaluated private equity investments in the software, healthcare, and industrials sectors. Earlier in his career he was a management consultant at Bain & Company in San Francisco. Nick is also involved in FP’s investments in GoodRx, Avalon, and STARLIMS.
Nick received an A.B. from Dartmouth College.
Prior to joining Francisco Partners in 2022, Nick worked at Golden Gate Capital, where he evaluated private equity investments in the software, healthcare, and industrials sectors. Earlier in his career he was a management consultant at Bain & Company in San Francisco. Nick is also involved in FP’s investments in GoodRx, Avalon, and STARLIMS.
Nick received an A.B. from Dartmouth College.
Nick Nelson
Board Member
Peter Christodoulo
Board Member
Peter Christodoulo is a Partner with Francisco Partners and leads the firm’s investments in the financial technology sector.
Prior to joining Francisco Partners in 2008, Peter was an Associate with Thomas H. Lee Partners in Boston. Earlier in his career Peter was an Analyst in the Technology Investment Banking Group of Credit Suisse Securities in New York and involved in several startup companies.
Peter currently serves on the board of directors of Allston Trading, Dynamo, NMI, Paradigm, PayScale, SourceScrub, TS Imagine, and Verifone, and is also involved in FP’s investments in Betterment, GAINSystems, Prosper Marketplace and Renaissance. He previously served on the boards of 2Checkout, Betterment, eFront, PayLease, Paymetric, Paysafe, Renaissance and SmartFocus and was involved in FP investments in NextCapital, Capsilon, City Index, and Eventbrite.
Peter received an A.B from Harvard College.
Prior to joining Francisco Partners in 2008, Peter was an Associate with Thomas H. Lee Partners in Boston. Earlier in his career Peter was an Analyst in the Technology Investment Banking Group of Credit Suisse Securities in New York and involved in several startup companies.
Peter currently serves on the board of directors of Allston Trading, Dynamo, NMI, Paradigm, PayScale, SourceScrub, TS Imagine, and Verifone, and is also involved in FP’s investments in Betterment, GAINSystems, Prosper Marketplace and Renaissance. He previously served on the boards of 2Checkout, Betterment, eFront, PayLease, Paymetric, Paysafe, Renaissance and SmartFocus and was involved in FP investments in NextCapital, Capsilon, City Index, and Eventbrite.
Peter received an A.B from Harvard College.
Peter Christodoulo
Board Member
Kevin Bhatt
Board Member
Kevin joined Long Ridge in 2010 and serves as a Managing Partner and a member of the Firm’s Investment Committee.
Kevin leads the overall strategy and direction of the Firm, in addition to managing deal teams focused on the sourcing, evaluation, and management of Long Ridge’s portfolio companies. Over his investing career, Kevin has served on the boards of numerous public and private financial services and business services companies, partnering with visionary managers to build leading companies across a range of sectors.
Prior to joining Long Ridge, Kevin was a Vice President with AEA Investors, a private equity firm with over $10 billion of committed capital. Before joining AEA, Kevin was a member of the financial services and business services teams at TH Lee Putnam Ventures, a $1.1 billion growth capital firm. Kevin started his career in McKinsey & Company’s New York office, serving as a consultant to financial institutions.
Kevin received a A.B. in Economics with Honors from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Kevin leads the overall strategy and direction of the Firm, in addition to managing deal teams focused on the sourcing, evaluation, and management of Long Ridge’s portfolio companies. Over his investing career, Kevin has served on the boards of numerous public and private financial services and business services companies, partnering with visionary managers to build leading companies across a range of sectors.
Prior to joining Long Ridge, Kevin was a Vice President with AEA Investors, a private equity firm with over $10 billion of committed capital. Before joining AEA, Kevin was a member of the financial services and business services teams at TH Lee Putnam Ventures, a $1.1 billion growth capital firm. Kevin started his career in McKinsey & Company’s New York office, serving as a consultant to financial institutions.
Kevin received a A.B. in Economics with Honors from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Kevin Bhatt
Board Member
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