Shannon Bracken
About Shannon Bracken
Shannon Bracken serves as a Senior Vice President at Vista Equity Partners and holds multiple board member positions at various companies, including Salesloft, Pluralsight, Mindbody, Quickbase, and Pipedrive. With a background in finance and management, Bracken has extensive experience in the technology sector and investment banking.
Work at Vista Equity Partners
Shannon Bracken has held multiple positions at Vista Equity Partners. She currently serves as Senior Vice President since 2021 in San Francisco County, California. Prior to this role, she was Vice President from 2018 to 2021 in the Greater Chicago Area. Her career at Vista began as an Associate from 2015 to 2017, followed by a promotion to Senior Associate from 2017 to 2018, also in the Greater Chicago Area. This progression reflects her expertise in private equity and investment management.
Board Memberships
Shannon Bracken has been actively involved in various organizations as a board member. She has served at Salesloft and Pluralsight since 2021, and at Mindbody and Quickbase since 2019. Additionally, she was a board member at Drift from 2021 to 2024 and at EagleView from 2019 to 2024. Her roles in these companies demonstrate her commitment to guiding and supporting growth in the technology and software sectors.
Education and Expertise
Shannon Bracken earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Government from Dartmouth College, where she studied from 2007 to 2011. Her educational background provides a foundation for her career in finance and investment. Bracken's expertise spans private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring, which she has applied throughout her professional journey.
Previous Experience in Finance
Before her current roles, Shannon Bracken gained significant experience in finance. She worked as an M&A and Restructuring Analyst at Perella Weinberg Partners from 2013 to 2015 in the Greater New York City Area. Earlier in her career, she was an Associate at CIBC World Markets from 2012 to 2013 in New York, NY. These positions contributed to her understanding of financial markets and investment strategies.