GHP Investment Team

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John G. Hayes

John Hayes is one of the three co-founders of Great Hill Partners. As a Managing Partner, he is responsible for the general management, investment policy and transaction origination of Great Hill Partners. Over the course of his private equity career, John has invested in a variety of companies in the communications, business services and media sectors. His portfolio companies have completed more than 50 acquisitions and over $1 billion of debt and equity financing. John serves on the Board of Directors of Latisys Corp., an operator of internet data centers, and LECG Corporation.

Prior board seats include Horizon Telecom International, LLC, AmStar Entertainment, LLC, Prommis Solutions Holding Corp., Jobing, Inc., Vivax, S.A., GMT Group, Inc., Global Tower Management, LLC, Horizon Cablevision, LP, Crescent Communications, LP, Voyager.net, Inc., Teltrust, Inc., OCI Holdings Corp., American Broadband, Inc., Volaris Online, Language for Industry Worldwide, Inc. and Focal Communications Corp.

John began his career in private equity in 1989 when he joined M/C Partners as a senior associate upon graduation from business school. Prior to business school, he spent two years at Bank of Boston, completing the bank's training program and serving as a loan officer in the bank's Media & Communications group. John holds a BA in Economics from Williams College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.