Meet our Board of Directors

With more than 20 years of technology, sales channel management and IT market experience, Jason Magee has spent his career immersed in the world of MSPs and VARs. He joined ConnectWise in 2011 and was named CEO in February 2019, succeeding co-founder Arnie Bellini.

Prior to becoming CEO, Jason served as President and Chief Operating Officer of ConnectWise, overseeing corporate strategy, operations, and procurement, as well as the product, customer success and IT Nation teams. Jason’s track record at ConnectWise includes launching its international expansion into the UK and Australia and its highly successful EcoSystems business. Jason oversaw several key acquisitions, including ScreenConnect -- now known as ConnectWise Control™ -- and HTG Peer Groups, now known as IT Nation Evolve, as well as HashInclude, Sienna Group and an investment in Perch Security.

Before joining ConnectWise, Jason held director-level positions at CA Technologies, managing teams, channel partners, strategic alliances and marketing budgets. There he built and launched industry-leading programs, partner incentives, and vendor initiatives. Earlier on, Jason spent 5 years gaining industry and channel experience at reseller companies Interactive Futures and Global Computers, where he held sales, marketing, and product management positions.

Jason is serving his second consecutive year on CompTIAs board of directors, after joining in February 2018. He grew up in New York and has an MBA from Clarkson University.

David Weiss is an Operating Partner at Thoma Bravo. David is a seasoned executive with over 25 years in the software business. From 2002 until 2011, he served as President and CEO of Numara Software, Inc. (formerly Blue Ocean Software), where he led the company to significant growth through product and market expansion. Prior to Numara, David served as vice president of worldwide marketing for Citrix Systems, Inc. during its rapid expansion from a small, private company to a global leader in remote access software solutions. He also was part of the founding team of a VC-funded software company in the late 1990s, and he spent seven years at Lotus and five years at IBM in various sales, marketing and technical positions. David has BS degrees in Computer Science and Economics from Duke University.

James (Jim) Hagan is an Operating Partner at Thoma Bravo. Jim brings more than 20 years of experience in helping public and private equity-backed software companies grow and scale. He currently is the CFO at MedeAnalytics, a Thoma Bravo portfolio company where he has served since 2016. Jim's prior experience includes various management roles, including COO, CFO and interim-CEO at Forcepoint, a global cybersecurity company where he oversaw revenue growth from $365 million to $580 million. Before Forcepoint, he served in various finance roles at Websense and Fair Isaac (FICO), and he worked in both the Industrial and Global Financial Sponsors groups at Lehman Brothers. Jim earned his MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and his BA degree in Economics from UC San Diego.

Michael Perone has been a pioneer in the high-tech industry for more than 30 years. Michael's sales enablement, lead generation, and online marketing strategies have set industry standards that countless other companies emulate today. Michael co-founded Barracuda Networks (NYSE: CUDA) in 2003. As Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, he led worldwide communications and marketing strategies, including corporate brand management and identity. Under his marketing leadership, Barracuda grew to over $400M in annual revenue and executed a successful IPO. Prior to Barracuda, Michael co-founded and served as President and Board Member for Address.com, a leading free email and Internet access service that reached more than 3.5 million users (acquired by WhitePages). He also co-founded Spinway Inc. (acquired by Kmart Corporation), a free ISP that powered retail branded ISPs, including Kmart's Bluelight.com Internet service, as well as Coscto, Barnes and Noble, Yahoo, Home Depot, and many others. Additionally, Michael co-founded Affinity Path, a private-label ISP that powered and supported thousands of ISPs throughout North America. He also has held systems engineering positions with GE Aerospace. In 2007, Michael was named by Ernst & Young a “Technology Entrepreneur of the Year for Northern California” award recipient.

Mike Hoffmann is a Principal at Thoma Bravo. Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2014. Previously he was an investor with the private equity firm Providence Equity Partners. Prior to Providence, he was an investment banker with Citgroup Global Markets Inc. Mike holds an MBA from Stanford University and graduated with an AB degree in Economics from Harvard University.

Seth Boro is a Managing Partner at Thoma Bravo, where he is responsible for finding and executing new deals, growing portfolio companies as an active board member, and helping to manage the firm. Seth also leads the firm’s infrastructure software and cybersecurity strategy. Based in San Francisco, he joined Thoma Bravo in 2005, then became a Partner in 2010 and a Managing Partner in 2013. He previously was part of the investment team at Summit Partners, where he was involved in private equity investments in the technology and business services sectors. Seth also worked as an analyst with investment bank Credit Suisse in Toronto. He has been featured in Mergers & Acquisitions Magazine as one of the “Rising Stars” of private equity and was named by the San Francisco Business Times as one of the region’s “40 Under 40” for his business leadership contributions in building the Bay Area’s future. Seth earned his MBA from Stanford University and his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University School of Business.

Jim Pflaging is a Thoma Bravo Operating Advisor and has supported the firm on cybersecurity matters since 2013.  He is also the managing partner at Cynergy Partners a cyber advisory firm focused on helping clients accelerate growth, create compelling exits, and better respond to board-level cyber governance. Currently, he serves on the board of directors of ConnectWise, Imperva, Sophos, Veracode, CoalFire, SailPoint, and Secure Code Warrior.  He has over 30 years of Silicon Valley experience including 15 years as CEO of cybersecurity and data management companies.

JD Ardell is a Senior Vice President on the Flagship team at Thoma Bravo. Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2015. Previously JD worked in investment banking at JP Morgan. Additionally, he is a volunteer at First Tee of San Francisco. JD earned his BA in Business Economics, Commerce, Organizations and Entrepreneurship at Brown University.