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Tom Barrett

Private Equity Operating Partner, Chairman, 2X CEO, VC and Family Office Executive

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Tom Barrett is a private equity value creator with 30+ years of experience accelerating growth, driving operational transformation, and delivering outsized investment returns across SaaS, technology, business services, and multi-site organizations. His career spans more than 10 acquisitions and multiple successful exits with returns ranging from 5x to 21x EBITDA, underscoring a consistent ability to unlock meaningful enterprise value expansion.

Tom is known for having a disciplined, system-driven approach that creates predictable growth, strengthens EBITDA, and enhances exit multiples for investors.

Professional Highlights:

  • Operating Partner at The Riverside Company: Tom builds scalable commercial and operational engines across lower middle market platforms. He partners with management teams to upgrade leadership capability, modernize infrastructure, and implement the repeatable systems required to drive sustained revenue and EBITDA growth.
  • Chairman of Riverside portfolio companies (FlavorSum, Logically, Chronicle Heritage, OnScent, and Luminii): Tom leads value creation planning, strategic prioritization, and execution against aggressive growth targets. He also served as a board member for 6 years at Wall Family Enterprise, a family office of four portfolio companies.
  • CEO of 7SIGNAL: Built the SaaS business from $0 to $15M ARR, quadrupled the team, deployed 500k+ agents, raised $30M across multiple rounds, and earned INC 5000 Fastest Growing Company award.
  • CEO of White Hat Management: Engineered a turnaround for a family business from a $12M loss to $10M annual profit, modernized operations, and positioned the company for a successful sale to Private Equity.
  • Earlier leadership roles at Learn.com, Kennametal, ToolingU, OmniTrust, and iPass further highlight his ability to scale commercial functions, build global organizations, and capture new market segments.

Tom is an active investor in Private Equity, VC, and direct early-stage companies. He has been a YPO member for 15 years and has served as Chapter Chairman and as a board member for 5 years.

Tom has been married for 30 years and has four adult children. He is active with his family, community, golf, boating, and traveling.