Brian Lucido
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Define Your Path to PE Operations | Mega-Fund Experience | Booth MBA
Chicago Booth
Vista Equity Partners
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After attending the University of Michigan for undergrad (Go Blue!), I moved into a full-time role in PE portfolio operations at Vista Equity Partners. During my time at the firm, I worked across a variety of our portfolio companies in the B2B software space, focused primarily on optimizing Go-to-Market functions including Sales Strategy, Revenue Ops, & Customer Success. I decided to go back and pursue my MBA from Chicago Booth to continue broadening my skillset with respect to finance and entrepreneurship, and plan to continue in a full-time portfolio operations role after school. I am highly passionate about mentorship and networking, and look forward to supporting you in whatever your professional endeavors may be!
Brian’s Private Equity Qualifications
Experience level: Senior Associate
Brian has helped clients get into these companies:
Welcome to my profile! My professional experience in private equity began with a value creation role at Vista Equity Partners (~$100B AUM), where I honed my skills in implementing go-to-market growth initiatives for enterprise software companies. I specialized in Sales Strategy, Revenue Operations, & Customer Success, but engaged across a variety of sub-functions during my time at the firm. I went back to pursue my MBA at Chicago Booth and pivot to value creation roles in the middle-market investing space, and have spent time at both PSP Capital & Erie Street Growth Partners in Chicago as I broaden my value creation toolkit. If you are interested in learning about the skillset and networking required to land a role in the PE Ops / Value Creation space, I am happy to help you craft a personalized strategy based on your experience, investing sectors of interest, and size of firm you are targeting.
Brian can help with:
Behavioral Interview Prep
Cover Letters
LinkedIn Review
Networking Strategy
Private Equity Strategy
Resume Review
Skill Building
Why do I coach?
I coach as a way to pay forward all of the benefits & lessons I have learned from being coached in my own career. Navigating PE as a career landscape, regardless of whether you are a career switcher or have experience in the space, is highly dependent on building relationships, and I hope to play an integral role in helping you achieve your professional goals!
Work Experience
Senior Associate, Value Creation & Strategy
Erie Street Growth Partners
June 2025 - Present
MBA Intern
PSP Capital
January 2025 - March 2025
Senior Analyst, Go-to-Market
Vista Equity Partners
December 2022 - June 2024
Analyst, Value Creation
Vista Equity Partners
July 2021 - December 2022
Brian was also given offers to work at
Thompson Street Capital Partners
Education
Chicago Booth
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Michigan's Ross School of Business
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administration and Management, General
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