Who We Are

Samir Abhyankar is a Partner at TPG Growth based in London, where he works across sectors covering the group's investment activities in Africa. Prior to joining the firm in 2015, Samir was a Partner at Satya Capital and a Vice President at Citi Venture Capital International. Samir graduated with an MBA from INSEAD and holds an MA from John's Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies.

Stephen Bamford is the Co-Managing Partner of TPG’s global Fundraising group, based in San Francisco. Prior to joining TPG in Hong Kong in 2010, Stephen spent his career at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in London and Hong Kong. Stephen received a BA from Harvard College and an MBA from London Business School.

Roman Batichev is with TPG Capital and is based in New York. As part of TPG's energy group, Roman focuses on investments in oil and gas, midstream and downstream, and oilfield service sectors. Prior to joining TPG in 2011, Roman was an Associate at First Reserve Corporation. He holds a BA in Economics and graduated Cum Laude from New York University.

Edward Beckley is a Partner at TPG based in London, where he focuses on opportunities in the infrastructure sector globally. Prior to joining TPG in 2017, Edward was with Macquarie as Head of the European Infrastructure funds management business (MIRA). Edward graduated from Durham University with a BS in natural sciences.

Brad Berenson is the General Counsel of TPG based in San Francisco. Prior to joining TPG in 2017, Brad served as Vice President for Litigation and Legal Policy of The General Electric Company at its corporate headquarters in Fairfield, CT and Boston. Prior to joining GE, Brad was a Partner at Sidley Austin LLP in Washington, DC. Brad was Associate Counsel to the President of the United States from 2001 to 2003 and had previously clerked for Judge Laurence H. Silberman of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and for Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the United States Supreme Court. Brad is a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School where he was Supreme Court editor of the Harvard Law Review.

Kate Berkeley is a Vice President of Human Capital at TPG Growth based in San Francisco, where she focuses on building and enhancing leadership teams and boards for TPG Growth and Rise Fund portfolio companies. Prior to joining TPG in 2018, Kate spent over six years at the global executive search firm Spencer Stuart in their Technology & Media Industry and Board Director Services practices. She also held talent roles at VMware, Borland Software, and The Boston Consulting Group and started her career in strategy consulting at Bain & Company. Kate received her Bachelor's from Dartmouth College and her MBA from University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. 

Puneet Bhatia is Co-Managing Partner and Country Head, India of TPG Capital Asia. Prior to joining TPG in 2002, Puneet was the Chief Executive, Private Equity group, for GE India, and before that, a member of the Project and Corporate Finance group at ICICI Ltd. Puneet holds a B.Com Honors degree from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi, and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. He serves on the Boards of Directors of several TPG portfolio companies including Janalakshmi Financial Services, Manipal Hospitals, Vishal Retail, Shriram Capital, and Union Bank of Colombo.

Cindy Black is a Managing Director at TPG based in San Francisco, where she oversees the firm’s global real estate lease portfolio and associated build out projects as well as the major events hosted by the firm.  Prior to joining TPG in 2007, Cindy spent more than 20 years at JP Morgan, most recently as Managing Director and COO responsible for the West Region and the Technology, Media and Telecom Group in the Investment Bank. Cindy received an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in economics and mathematics from Smith College. She is on the Board of Directors and a member of the Governance Committee at Meals On Wheels of San Francisco, and a member of the Leadership Circle Advisory Council at the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.

David Bonderman is Chairman and Founding Partner of TPG. David holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Washington and graduated from Harvard Law School, where he was a member of the Harvard Law Review and a Sheldon Fellow. David serves on a number of public and private Boards, some of which include China International Capital Corporation Ltd, Cushman & Wakefield, Kite Pharma, Inc., Ryanair Holdings, plc (of which he is Chairman), The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, the Grand Canyon Trust, and The Wilderness Society, as well as various academic and advisory boards.