The Corporation of Brown University

Orlando Bravo is a 1992 Brown economics and political science graduate who earned a J.D. from Stanford Law School and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is a founder and managing partner at Thoma Bravo, one of the most successful private equity firms, where he spearheaded the firm’s investment strategy in enterprise software and technology. Bravo has led more than 200 acquisitions for the firm, representing more than $60 billion in enterprise value, and he was named one of “Eight Buyout Pros to Watch” by Thomson Reuters' Buyouts. Bravo remains an active philanthropist and advisor empowering the next generation. He is a founder of the Bravo Family Foundation, whose mission is to foster basic principles of social justice in Puerto Rico, where Bravo was born. Bravo serves on Brown’s President's Leadership Council and he is a board member and founder of the Border Youth Tennis Exchange, a charitable organization created to enhance the lives of children and young adults on the U.S. - Mexico border.