Mark Gillett, Silver Lake

Mark Gillett is a Managing Director and Chief Operating Partner at Silver Lake. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.

About Mark Gillett

Mark Gillett is a Managing Director and Chief Operating Partner at Silver Lake, where he serves as the Head of Value Creation, having first joined the firm in 2009 to lead European value creation efforts before returning in 2013 after roles as Chief Operating Officer at Skype and a Corporate Vice President at Microsoft. Silver Lake is a global technology investment firm focused on large-scale, late-stage technology companies, though specific details on Gillett’s personal investment thesis regarding stages, sectors, or geographies are not publicly detailed in available sources. The firm typically leads investments with check sizes ranging from hundreds of millions to billions of dollars, and Gillett often takes board positions or operational leadership roles in portfolio companies, indicating a lead or deeply involved follow behavior. Notable portfolio companies where Gillett holds board or executive roles include Qualtrics (where he serves as co-CEO), WP Engine, Relativity, and previously Skype, a former Silver Lake portfolio company that he helped operate. Gillett’s distinctive point of view centers on value creation through operational excellence and techn

Mark Gillett at a glance

Role
Managing Director and Chief Operating Partner
Organization
Silver Lake
Location
Menlo Park, California, United States
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
SaaS
Investments recorded
1

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Mark Gillett at Silver Lake (Menlo Park, California, United States) — sector focus: SaaS.
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Where is Mark Gillett based?
Mark Gillett is based in Menlo Park, California, United States.

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