David Breach is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Vista Equity Partners, a leading global investment firm specializing in enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses. Breach serves on Vista’s Executive Committee, Private Equity Management Committee and Private Equity Funds’ Investment Committee. He oversees Vista’s operations and long-term strategic direction while advising on investment strategies and serving on the boards of several Vista portfolio companies.
Before joining Vista, Breach served as a Senior Corporate Partner with the law firm Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a founding partner of its San Francisco office and a member of the firm’s 15-person global executive management committee.
Breach previously spoke at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference, discussing private equity in times of uncertainty, and at the 2023 Global Conference, commenting on the future of asset classes.
Breach earned a B.B.A. in marketing from Eastern Michigan University in 1991 and a J.D. from the University of Michigan School of Law in 1994.
