As an entrepreneur and part of the senior management team, Manfred took a silicon valley start-up backed by Kleiner Perkins and TCV from an idea through significant growth and eventually a highly successful Nasdaq IPO. After spending time in the entrepreneurial trenches he first started investing in technology and growth companies at TPG Capital, where he was one of the founding partners of TPG Ventures (which later became TPG Growth).
Manfred earned a master’s degree in Business Economics from the Vrije University in Amsterdam. He is a guest lecturer on the topic of private equity at the post-doctorate Investment Management program at the VU School of Finance.
Manfred speaks English, Dutch, Italian, German and (some) French. He enjoys various endurance sports and resides in the Netherlands with his wife, Erin, and his 3 children.
