Benjamin Ball

Benjamin Ball is a Founding Partner of Francisco Partners and focuses primarily on investments in the communications and hardware systems sectors. Mr. Ball serves on the board of directors of MetaSwitch， Mitel Networks， WatchGuard and WebTrends. Prior to founding Francisco Partners in August 1999， Mr. Ball was a Vice President with TA Associates where he led private equity investments in the software， semiconductor and communications segments. Previously， he worked for Genstar Capital LLC， a middle-market LBO firm， where he focused on investments in the semiconductor， capital equipment and communications industries. Earlier in his career， Mr. Ball worked for AEA Investors， a New York-based private equity firm， and also for the consulting firm of Bain & Company.