Fareed Adib — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

President and Managing Director at Vista Equity Partners, an investment firm that expanded from $30B to over $100B in assets under management during his tenure
Served as Chief Product & Innovation Officer at Sprint/Nextel, overseeing more than $15B in annual product, technology, and procurement initiatives
Helped launch America's first 4G network and contributed to the early Android ecosystem at Sprint/Nextel
Held senior leadership roles at IBM, Sun Microsystems, Sprint/Nextel, SoftBank, Google, and Vista Equity Partners
Worked with Masayoshi Son on company incubation and global innovation initiatives at SoftBank, establishing its U.S. presence in Silicon Valley

Biography

Fareed Adib is the President and Managing Director at Vista Equity Partners, a role he assumed after joining the firm in 2016 as its first Chief Technology Officer. During his tenure, Vista Equity Partners expanded its assets under management from approximately $30 billion to more than $100 billion. He also served as President of OneVista, President of Value Creation, and Partner within Vista's $22 billion Flagship Fund, where he helped lead technology and AI initiatives.