Mr. Ludwig is the Chief Operating Officer of Francisco Partners. Prior to becoming COO Mr. Ludwig was a Principal with Francisco Partners and served on the board of directors of AdvancedMD, Foundation 9 Entertainment, Healthland and Mitel Networks. Prior to joining Francisco Partners, Mr. Ludwig was a Corporate Development Manager with Microsoft. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ludwig was an Associate at Francisco Partners and an investment banking analyst with Robertson Stephens & Co.

Education:

• M.B.A. from Harvard Business School
• B.S.E. in Civil Engineering from Princeton University