Christopher Gaffney

Bio

Christopher S. Gaffney, Managing Partner, is one of the co-founders of Great Hill Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm with $2.6 billion under management focused on growth companies under $1 billion in enterprise value. As a Managing Partner, he shares responsibility for the general management, investment policy, fund raising and investor relations at Great Hill Partners. He also continues to actively pursue new investments and manage portfolio companies. Chris’s investing experience includes companies serving business services, online services, financial services, consumer services, publishing and information, IT services, telecommunications, logistics, education, insurance, cable and broadcasting. He currently serves as a director for a diverse set of portfolio companies, including Credibility Corp., All Web Leads, Inc., Ziff Davis Media, Inc., Jobing, Inc., and Dental Economics, LLC. Chris has served on the boards of numerous public and private companies including Great Hill Partner’s portfolio companies SmartMail, LLC, BuscaPé, Inc., Central Security Group, Inc., and IGN Entertainment, Inc. He has participated in the private equity business since 1986, serving as an Associate, Principal, and General Partner for Media/Communications Partners, a predecessor organization to GHP. Chris began his career as a commercial lending officer for the First National Bank of Boston in the specialized media lending unit. He lives in Newton, MA, has three children and serves on the Board of Trustees at The Wolf School, a special needs secondary school in Rhode Island. Chris has a degree in Accounting and Economics summa cum laude from Boston College.