David Golob

David Golob joined Francisco Partners as a Partner in 2001. He focuses primarily on investments in the software and services sectors. Mr. Golob currently serves on the board of directors of Attachmate， Barracuda Networks， City Index， Foundation 9， Grass Valley， and GXS. He previously served on the boards of Aderant， Office Tiger， Primavera， and RedPrairie. Prior to joining FP， Mr. Golob was a Managing Director with Tiger Management， where he was co-head of the global technology group and focused in the software industry. Prior to Tiger Management， Mr. Golob spent seven years as a private equity investor focused on the software industry at General Atlantic Partners and Sutter Hill Ventures. Earlier in his career， Mr. Golob was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company and a Product Manager with Newport Systems Solutions， Inc. （acquired by Cisco）.