NEW YORK, November 10, 2019 — Melissa Dickerson, Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director, Operations of Genstar Capital, was honored on the Wall Street Journal’s list of Top Female Deal Makers Shaping Private Equity’s Present & Future.
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Melissa Dickerson joined San Francisco-based Genstar Capital in 2004 and has also served as its chief compliance officer. She has led the build out of Genstar’s operational infrastructure as the firm’s assets under management expanded to $17 billion from $200 million, according to Gary Michel, a member of Genstar’s strategic advisory board. “She has an incredible track record of decision-making by connecting financial information with key business strategies,” said Eric Wauthy, a partner at the tax practice of consulting firm Ernst & Young LLP who has spoken alongside Ms. Dickerson on a number of private-equity panels. Rodric O’Connor, a managing partner at information-technology-services provider Halcyon Financial Technology LP, highlighted Ms. Dickerson’s long-term vision and strength of purpose. “She is consistently in the top percentile of CFOs and COOs that I work with.” Ms. Dickerson was previously the controller of midmarket firm American Industrial Partners.
Read the full article and list of all women awarded here.
Melissa Dickerson is the Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director, Operations of Genstar Capital, responsible for finance & accounting, regulatory compliance, risk management, technology and administration. She joined Genstar in 2004.
In June 2019, PitchBook featured Melissa in, “Yes, girls allowed: 5 women thriving in the male-dominated world of PE” as one of the “most powerful” women in private equity. In November 2018, Bold Business named Melissa one of the “Top Ten Women Business Leaders in Private Equity”. In December 2017, Melissa was named one of the 35 “Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A” by Mergers & Acquisitions.
During her tenure at Genstar, Melissa has built out the firm’s operational infrastructure as the firm grew from $200 million to $17 billion in assets under management. Concurrently, Genstar acquired 57 platform investments, divested 33, and doubled its staff. Melissa has more than 20 years of middle-market private equity experience, with over 15 years at Genstar Capital as its Chief Financial Officer (current), Chief Compliance Officer (January 2012 to June 2019) and Managing Director of Operations (current).
Dickerson has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Vassar College and an MBA from the University of California Berkeley’s HAAS School of Business.
Genstar Capital (www.gencap.com) is a leading private equity firm that has been actively investing in high quality companies for 30 years. Based in San Francisco, Genstar works in partnership with its management teams and its network of strategic advisors to transform its portfolio companies into industry-leading businesses. Genstar currently has approximately $10 billion of assets under management and targets investments focused on targeted segments of the financial services, software, industrial technology, and healthcare industries.
