Stephen Seelbach joined Vista Equity Partners in 2014 and leads the firm’s focus on investor partnership and capital formation activities.

Before being named Co-Head in 2024, Stephen led the firm’s investor engagement and strategic partnerships in Asia, where he worked closely with many of the world’s leading sovereign wealth funds and regional institutional investors. Stephen also served as Chief of Staff to Vista’s Founder, Chairman and CEO, Robert F. Smith.

Prior to Vista, Stephen was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong, where he led the Asia-Pacific Financial Sponsors group. Stephen worked at Morgan Stanley for 15 years in Hong Kong, Singapore and New York, including time in the Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets and Corporate Finance groups.

Stephen has served as a Board Chair for St. Luke’s Preschool and SquashDrive.