John Connolly

Bio

Mr Connolly joined Bain Capital Ventures in 2009. Prior to joining Bain Capital Ventures, Mr Connolly was President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of M|C Communications. Prior to M|C, Mr Connolly was President and Chief Executive Officer of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). During his tenure, ISS doubled in revenues and realized 250% increase in profit over three years. ISS was sold to the The RiskMetrics Group in 2006. Previously, Mr Connolly founded Mainspring Inc, a provider of strategic consulting, research, and advisory services to Fortune 1000 companies. Under his leadership, Mainspring grew from a startup to a publicly traded company and was purchased by IBM in 2001. At IBM, Mr Connolly built a strategy and consulting practice that eventually led to the creation of IBM business consulting where he served as the Global General Manager. Prior to founding Mainspring, Mr Connolly founded Course Technology, which was sold to The Thomson Corporation. Mr Connolly received his BA from St Norbert College. Mr Connolly attended the Executive Education Program at INSEAD.