Andy Fillat

Bio

Andy's technology and operating experience is extensive, including roles as Chief Technology Officer at Fidelity Investments and CEO of an early-stage database marketing company. Prior to Leapfrog Ventures, Andy ran the venture group of Advent International. He has been a principal investor in over 40 companies and been active in nearly 100 investment deals. He has 17 IPOs among his portfolio including companies in communications, software, services, semiconductor and wireless. He has also served on 33 Boards including five public companies. Andy has BS and MS degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where his master's thesis was the invention of the relational database. He graduated with Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu and Sigma Xi honors. Andy also earned an MBA degree from Harvard.