- Hawkins previously held senior leadership roles at TPG, AON and AlixPartners, including serving as COO, president and chief revenue officer across portfolio companies
- He will partner with co-presidents David Schuppan and Phil Alphonse to help portfolio companies accelerate growth and create long-term value
- Jon Samuels will assume the role of senior partner, chief impact and policy officer, continuing to lead Vistria’s policy and impact investment strategy
The Vistria Group has named Jeff Hawkins head of its portfolio resources group, bringing more than two decades of experience driving operational transformation and revenue growth across technology, healthcare and professional services companies.
Hawkins began his career as an intelligence collections officer in the US Air Force before joining the National Security Agency, later building a career across management consulting, operating leadership and private equity. He has served in senior leadership roles at TPG, AON and AlixPartners, as well as leadership positions at numerous portfolio companies, including as chief operating officer, president and chief revenue officer. His track record includes serving as interim chief revenue officer at a $1.3 billion healthcare services company that was later sold to UnitedHealth Group, stepping in as CEO of a $70 million enterprise technology company that achieved a 6x return on exit, and leading a product and go-to-market transformation at a $300 million real-time operating systems company that achieved a 14x return on exit. Hawkins joins Vistria during a period of momentum for the firm, following the return of more than $1 billion to investors in 2025.
“Jeff brings a rare combination of strategic rigor and hands-on operating experience,” said Kip Kirkpatrick, co-CEO of Vistria. “He has walked in the shoes of the CEOs and executive teams he’ll be partnering with, and that perspective is exactly what our portfolio companies need as we scale PRG’s impact across the firm.”
As part of the evolution of Vistria’s value-creation platform, Jon Samuels will assume the role of senior partner, chief impact and policy officer, continuing to lead the firm’s policy and regulatory efforts as well as its impact investment strategy.
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