Bridge Growth Partners, LLC, a leading technology investment firm, today announced the addition of Ragunath (Raghu) Ramanathan as Executive Partner and Zane Rowe as Senior Advisor.
Both executives bring extensive experience scaling global technology businesses and longstanding relationships with the Bridge Growth team. Mr. Ramanathan previously served on the board of prior Bridge Growth company Syniti, a global leader in enterprise data management acquired by Capgemini in December 2024, and currently serves on the board of Solace, a leading provider of event-driven data movement technology. Mr. Rowe previously worked closely with Bridge Growth Chairman Joe Tucci and Senior Principal Bill Teuber during their time together at EMC.
Mr. Ramanathan and Mr. Rowe join Bridge Growth’s network of Executive Partners and Senior Advisors, which includes former senior leaders from IBM, Citigroup, SAP, Dell, Cognos, Vodafone, VMware, and Goldman Sachs, among others.
“We are entering a transformative period in enterprise technology driven by AI and automation,” said Alok Singh, CEO of Bridge Growth Partners. “We believe this market will provide significant opportunities ahead to deploy capital in a more rational market, and having the right industry resources and experience will be critical to investing effectively in this environment. Our integrated team of Executive Partners and Senior Advisors gives us the unique ability to assess and partner with management teams as they execute on their growth strategies. Raghu’s experience as CRO of SAP Business Technology Platform and more recently as President of the Legal Professionals business at Thomson Reuters, and Zane’s experience most recently as CFO of Workday, further strengthens our integrated team’s deep investment and operational capabilities and continues our history of partnering with exceptional executives.”
“Bridge Growth has a distinctive approach – patient, operationally engaged, and genuinely focused on building great businesses,” said Raghu Ramanathan, Executive Partner at Bridge Growth Partners. “Through my work with Syniti and Solace, I have seen firsthand how the team partners with management to drive long-term value creation, and I look forward to helping them execute their investment strategies.”
“Bridge Growth has built an impressive track record partnering with technology companies to accelerate growth and strategic value creation,” said Zane Rowe, Senior Advisor at Bridge Growth Partners. “The firm’s operational depth and collaborative approach differentiates it in the private equity market, and I look forward to working with the team.”
About Raghu Ramanathan
Ragunath (Raghu) Ramanathan joined Bridge Growth Partners as an Executive Partner in 2026, having previously served on the board of Syniti, a global leader in enterprise data management which was sold to Capgemini in December 2024, and currently serving on the board of Solace, a BGP company. Solace is a leading provider of event-driven data movement technology to large global enterprises. He brings more than 25 years of experience as a recognized business leader at the intersection of technology, commercial growth, and customer success.
Ramanathan currently serves as President of the Legal Professionals business at Thomson Reuters, a role he assumed in February 2024. Prior to that, he was Chief Revenue Officer of SAP Business Technology Platform, where he drove business growth and customer success across data and analytics, artificial intelligence, application development, automation, and integration solutions. Earlier in his career, he held roles at SAP, Barclays Group, Bluesoft Inc., and McKinsey & Company. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from the Coimbatore Institute of Technology in India and an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad.
About Zane Rowe
Zane Rowe joined Bridge Growth Partners as a Senior Advisor in 2026, bringing decades of experience as a finance and operating leader across some of the world’s leading technology companies.
Rowe currently serves as Chief Financial Officer at Workday, where he is responsible for leading accounting, business finance, investor relations, tax, and treasury functions, and advises on business strategy and product development. Prior to Workday, he was Executive Vice President and CFO of VMware, where he oversaw finance and accounting functions and led the strategy and development team, as well as served as interim CEO from February to May 2021. Earlier in his career, he served as CFO at EMC, led North America Sales for Apple, and served as CFO at United Airlines.
Rowe currently serves on the board of directors of eBay, Inc. and as a member of the board of trustees of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He has previously served on the board of directors of Sabre. He holds a B.S. from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and an M.B.A. from San Diego State University.
About Bridge Growth Partners
Bridge Growth Partners, LLC is a private equity firm that targets investments in the technology and technology-enabled services sectors. Bridge Growth Partners brings together in one team premier investment, financial, strategic and operating business building talent. The firm is committed to relationship-based investing, with a focus on supporting growth, operational excellence and world-class governance at its portfolio companies to create value for investors. For more information about Bridge Growth Partners, please visit https://www.bridgegrowthpartners.com/.
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