Lauren Dillard joined Vista Equity Partners in 2022 as Chief Financial Officer.

Lauren is a member of Vista’s Executive Committee, the firm’s governing and decision-making body for matters affecting its overall management and strategic direction. Lauren currently sits on the boards of Allvue Systems, Stats Perform and TRG Screen.

Prior to joining Vista, Lauren spent more than two decades across the financial services and technology sectors. Most recently, she served on the Executive Leadership Team at Nasdaq as Executive Vice President of Investment Intelligence, where she led the strategic direction and growth of Nasdaq’s data, index and analytics businesses.

Before Nasdaq, Lauren spent 17 years at The Carlyle Group, most recently as a Partner and Head of the Investment Solutions unit. In that role, she oversaw more than $40 billion in assets and led a global team of over 200 professionals across six countries. During her tenure, Lauren also served on Carlyle’s Management Committee and held leadership roles on several firmwide committees.

Lauren is an Independent Director of SL Green Realty Corp (NYSE: SLG), where she chairs the Audit Committee.

Outside of Vista, Lauren is actively involved in her community and serves on the boards of AustinPBS and Riley’s Way.