Team

Andrew Thompson is the Founder and Managing Partner of Seaside Equity. Andrew is responsible for all major aspects of the firm’s management and investment process.

Prior to joining Seaside, Andrew was a Managing Director and Partner in the Direct Investments at Wafra, Inc., and established the West Coast office in 2014.

Andrew holds a M.B.A from New York University and a B.S. in Finance the Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.

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Keith Collins is a Managing Director on the investment team. Keith is responsible for all aspects of the investment process including sourcing, evaluating, executing and monitoring investments.

Prior to joining Seaside, Keith was an investment professional at GI Partners in San Francisco, where he pursued investments within the IT infrastructure and services sectors. Earlier in his career, Keith worked as an investment professional at Leonard Green & Partners, and prior, he worked in investment banking at Bank of America and Wachovia.

Keith holds a M.B.A from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S.B.A. in Management and Economics from Bucknell University.

Navid Shirazi is a Managing Director on the investment team. Navid is responsible for all aspects of the investment process including sourcing, evaluating, executing and monitoring investments.

Prior to joining Seaside, Navid was an investment professional at Golden Gate Capital, where he pursued investments within the business services sectors. Earlier in his career, Navid worked in the financial sponsors group at Morgan Stanley.

Navid holds a M.B.A from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, M.S. from Stanford University and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from UCLA.

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Hiral Pithadia is a Principal on the investment team. Hiral is responsible for all aspects of the investment process including sourcing, evaluating, executing and monitoring investments.

Prior to joining Seaside, Hiral was an investment professional at Leeds Equity Partners in New York, where he pursued investments within the education, training and technology sectors. Earlier in his career, Hiral worked in the Business Services Group at William Blair & Co.

Hiral holds a B.B.A. and B.A. from The Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

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Jesse Kay is a Vice President on the investment team. Jesse is responsible for all aspects of the investment process including sourcing, evaluating, executing and monitoring investments.

Prior to joining Seaside, Jesse was an investment banker at Shea & Company, where he advised on transactions within the software and technology-enabled services sectors.

Jesse holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley.

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Rob La Rue is a Vice President on the investment team. Rob is responsible for all aspects of the investment process including sourcing, evaluating, executing and monitoring investments.

Prior to joining Seaside, Rob was a private equity investment professional at Alliance Consumer Growth in Los Angeles. Earlier in his career, Rob worked in investment banking at Stifel and Houlihan Lokey.

Rob holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from Georgetown University.

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Noah Seidenfeld is a Vice President on the investment team. Noah is responsible for all aspects of the investment process including sourcing, evaluating, executing and monitoring investments.

Prior to joining Seaside, Noah was an investment professional at EagleTree Capital in New York, where he pursued investments within the business services, consumer and industrial sectors. Earlier in his career, Noah worked in the financial sponsors group at Citigroup.

Noah holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics with an emphasis in Quantitative Finance and Computer Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder, graduating summa cum laude.

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Tom Moore is a Senior Associate on the investment team. Tom is responsible for all aspects of the investment process including sourcing, evaluating, executing and monitoring investments.

Prior to joining Seaside, Tom was a private equity investment professional at Cerberus Capital Management where he pursued investments within the business services and industrial sectors. Earlier in his career, Tom worked in the Industrials group at Lazard in New York.

Tom holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago.

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Kevin Schultz is an Associate on the investment team. Kevin is responsible for all aspects of the investment process including sourcing, evaluating, executing and monitoring investments.

Prior to joining Seaside, Kevin was an investment professional at Burgundy Technology, where he pursued investments within the technology sector. Earlier in his career, Kevin worked in the technology group at Citigroup.

Kevin holds a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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Kazim Shah is an Associate on the investment team. Kazim is responsible for all aspects of the investment process including sourcing, evaluating, executing and monitoring investments.

Prior to joining Seaside, Kazim worked in the technology group at Piper Sandler Companies.

Kazim holds a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance from the Haas School of Business at University of California at Berkeley.

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