Mr. Stanton is a Founding Partner of Francisco Partners and has been its Managing Partner since its formation in August 1999. Mr. Stanton serves as the chairman of the board of directors of GXS and as a director of AMI and C-MAC. Prior to founding Francisco Partners, Mr. Stanton led the technology investing activities of Texas Pacific Group, a private equity fund, from 1994 until August 1999. Prior to joining Texas Pacific Group, he was a venture capitalist with Trinity Ventures, which specializes in investments in information technology, software and telecommunications companies. Earlier in his career, Mr. Stanton was a strategy consultant with Bain & Company.

Education:

• M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business
• B.S. in Chemical Engineering with Distinction from Stanford University
• Pursued Ph.D. studies in Materials Science at Northwestern University where he was a Cabell Fellow