Experience and qualifications
Mitch Truwit is co-CEO of Apax Partners and a Partner in the Services team. He is also a member of the Executive Committee and a Trustee of the Apax Foundation.
Prior to joining Apax Partners in 2006, Mitch was the President and CEO of Orbitz Worldwide, a subsidiary of Travelport, between 2005 and 2006 and was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of priceline.com between 2001 and 2005.
Mitch is a graduate of Vassar College where he received a BA in Political Science. He also has an MBA from Harvard Business School.
He serves as a Board member of AssuredPartners, Inc., Answers Corporation, Bankrate, Dominion Marine Media, and Quality Distribution Inc. Prior boards include Advantage Sales & Marketing, Dealer.com, Garda World, Hub International and Trader Canada.
Mitch is the Chairman of Street Squash, a Harlem-based urban youth enrichment program and is an honorary member of the Special Olympics of CT, an organisation providing year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Mitch was previously a member of PEC, an organisation established to provide information about the private equity industry.
Investments
Investments include:
Advantage Sales & Marketing
Provider of outsourced sales and marketing services for the consumer packaged goods industry
Answers Corporation
Internet-based knowledge exchange
AssuredPartners
Leading mid-market property and casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage
Bankrate
Internet-based consumer banking and personal finance network leading aggregator of financial rate information for American banks and lend...
Dealer.com
Provider of automotive internet marketing solutions
Garda World Security Corporation
Garda is a leading global provider of security and cash logistics solutions.
HUB International Limited
Leading North American insurance brokerage
Quality Distribution
Operates the largest chemical bulk tank truck network in North America and provides logistics services to the unconventional oil and gas ...
TRADER Corporation
A leading provider of automotive advertising solutions
Current directorships
Answers Corporation
Internet-based knowledge exchange
AssuredPartners
Leading mid-market property and casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage
Bankrate
Internet-based consumer banking and personal finance network leading aggregator of financial rate information for American banks and lend...
Boats Group
Leading online marketplace and provider of software solutions for the recreational marine industry.
Quality Distribution
Operates the largest chemical bulk tank truck network in North America and provides logistics services to the unconventional oil and gas ...