Leonard Ferrington
Managing Director at Summit Partners
Miami Beach, Florida
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director
2006 - Current
Summit Partners is a global alternative investment firm currently managing more than $35 billion in capital dedicated to growth equity, fixed income and public equity opportunities. Since its founding in 1984, Summit has partnered with more than 500 companies across technology, healthcare and other growth sectors. These companies have completed more than 160 public offerings and more than 200 have been acquired through strategic mergers and sales. Summit maintains offices in Boston, Menlo Park and London, and invests in companies around the world.
Summit Partners is an investment firm that is currently investing in to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities.
Board Member
2023
Keeper Security is a cybersecurity platform for preventing password-related data breaches and cyberthreats.
Raised $60,250,000.00 from Summit Partners and Insight Partners.
Board Member
2022
Board Member
2021
Investor
2013
A10 Networks offers solutions for accelerating web application delivery, bandwidth management and network identity issues.
Raised $178,000,000.00 from Silicon Valley Bank.
Board Member
2013
Ruffalo Noel Levitz is the recognized leader in providing strategic fundraising and enrollment management services and software.
Board Member
2020 - 2022
Board Member
2017 - 2021
The Ascentis mission is to create innovative products that are easy to use for the under-served mid-market that cover the full HCM suite.
Raised $10,273,803.00 from Summit Partners and Catalyst Investors.
Board Member
2018 - 2021
Teaching Strategies is a dynamic early childhood education company.
Investor
2017 - 2020
Smartsheet is a cloud-based work management platform that empowers collaboration, drives better decision-making, and accelerates innovation.
Raised $3,352,212,627.00 from Benefit Street Partners, Teachers’ Venture Growth, Elliott Investment Management, Brinley Partners, Hercules Capital, Farallon Capital Management, GoldenTree Asset Management, Monroe Capital and Canyon Partners.
Education
BS
1999 - 2003