Ryan McDonald

Summit Partners is a global alternative investment firm with capital dedicated to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities. For four decades, the Summit team has focused on powering the growth of great people and great companies with a foundational belief that profitable growth is the most reliable path to building a durable business and creating long-term value. Summit has invested in more than 550 companies in technology, healthcare, and other growth industries including financial services, consumer, business services and industrial technology. Summit maintains offices in North America and Europe and invests in companies around the world.

Over 40 million original song plays and downloads since 2009.

Focused on growth equity and private equity investments in healthcare, including healthcare services and healthcare technology. Managing more than $15.5 billion in capital, Norwest has invested in over 600 early- to late-stage companies, with more than 200 currently active across consumer, enterprise, and healthcare. Board Member: Scratch Financial, Mindful Health Solutions, Kyo (formerly Gateway Learning Group), Onsite Dental, American Endovascular & Amputation Prevention, Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers (acquired by TPG) Board Observer: Elligo Health Research, Target RWE, iCardiac Technologies (acquired by ERT), Crossover Health (acquired by Gurnet Point), Rivermend Health, Petabyte Technology (acquired by Chewy)

Analyst in BAML's Leveraged Finance / Financial Sponsors group, covering Healthcare, Industrials, Real Estate and Gaming.

Invented an appetite suppressing mint called "Skini Mints." Raised capital, managed relationships with Walgreens and CVS executive buyers, worked with manufacturing partners in China and India, worked with advertising agencies to create media and branding campaigns, and managed regulatory compliance to maintain FDA/FTC standards.