Sam Elder

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Prior to Vector, Mr. Elder worked at Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs & Co. During this time he explored and invested in opportunities in the technology, media, communications and general industrial sectors.
He was also actively involved in several portfolio companies in the wireless broadband, aerospace materials and healthcare software and services industries.
Prior to Goldman Sachs, Mr. Elder worked at Microsoft as a Program Manager in the Windows XP group.
Mr. Elder holds a Bachelor of Science Degree, summa cum laude, from Yale University with dual majors in Electrical Engineering and Music.

Former positions of Sam Elder

Companies	Position	End
MICROSOFT CORPORATION	Corporate Officer/Principal	30/12/1997
Goldman Sachs Capital Partners Goldman Sachs Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Goldman Sachs Capital Partners focuses on investments globally. It seeks long-term capital appreciation by committing equity to high-quality companies with superior management in a variety of situations, including LBOs, recapitalizations, stressed/distressed investments and growth investments to fund acquisition or expansion with an investment size ranging from $50 to $800 million and above. The firm invests across a range of industries in different forms of private equity instruments. Individual transactions vary considerably by industry, overall capital structure, geography, currency, stage of development, size and exit strategy.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Vector Capital Management LP Vector Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Vector Capital Management invests in both public and private middle market companies located in North America, Europe and Israel. The firm focuses on sectors such as IT, government services, media & telecom industries, education services and healthcare. It participates in buy-outs, corporate carve-outs, growth equity investments, add-on acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization with an investment size ranging from $5 to $50 million and also makes minority investments.	Private Equity Investor	-

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Microsoft Corp. Microsoft Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops, manufactures and distributes software products	Technology Services
Vector Capital Management LP Vector Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Vector Capital Management invests in both public and private middle market companies located in North America, Europe and Israel. The firm focuses on sectors such as IT, government services, media & telecom industries, education services and healthcare. It participates in buy-outs, corporate carve-outs, growth equity investments, add-on acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization with an investment size ranging from $5 to $50 million and also makes minority investments.	Finance
Yale University Yale University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Goldman Sachs Capital Partners Goldman Sachs Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Goldman Sachs Capital Partners focuses on investments globally. It seeks long-term capital appreciation by committing equity to high-quality companies with superior management in a variety of situations, including LBOs, recapitalizations, stressed/distressed investments and growth investments to fund acquisition or expansion with an investment size ranging from $50 to $800 million and above. The firm invests across a range of industries in different forms of private equity instruments. Individual transactions vary considerably by industry, overall capital structure, geography, currency, stage of development, size and exit strategy.	Finance

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