Partners
Neal Anderson
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Neal has been instrumental in the creation of multiple businesses and initiatives over the past 15 years. With a diverse background ranging from an organizational turnaround to founding an award-winning creative services agency, the common theme has been tackling meaningful challenges.
Prior to TPG, Neal helped to form and launch the $10 million Progressive Automotive X PRIZE, an international competition designed to inspire mass production of 100+ MPG vehicles that are safe and affordable. Earlier, Neal achieved an organizational turnaround as CEO of True Floors, Inc. by injecting three consecutive years of double-digit growth into a stagnant business, culminating in a profitable sale. Earlier, he co-founded creative agency Ideawork Studios, helping to build a profitable business and award-winning work for key clients including Yahoo, PBS, Mandalay Entertainment, Tenet Healthcare, Ziff-Davis, City National Bank and others. In addition, Neal has consulted for several prominent organizations (including Stanford University and the City of Los Angeles), spearheaded one of the first online marketplaces for government procurement with Visa and Chase, ran Marketing & PR for a remote communications software company, and helped to start a non-profit aimed at mentoring at-risk youth in entrepreneurship.
Neal holds a BA in English from UC Santa Barbara, and currently sits on the board of directors of Street Poets – a non-profit aimed at violence prevention with at-risk youth.
Fred Walti
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Fred brings 15 years of Internet entrepreneurship to TPG, having founded Full Moon Interactive, an Internet architect, and LAI, Inc., a consulting company focusing on leveraging the technology in traditional businesses. Fred built FMI from start-up to $25 million in annual sales with 14 consecutive quarters of profitability. Fred also started one of the first interactive divisions of a global advertising agency in 1995. Prior to his experience in new media, Fred spent 15 years with global communications companies in various executive capacities. Fred ran the Apple computer account on a worldwide basis for BBDO and was GM of their San Francisco office, doubling the billings of the office and returning it to profitability in 18 months.
Fred has been involved -- either as a consultant, principal, employee or investor -- in the start-up of several companies. Most recently, he served as COO of Snap.com, a next-generation venture-backed search engine. Previous, Fred was a Strategic Advisor at Idealab in which he led the efforts to develop operating plans for a number of their portfolio companies. Fred served as the Interim CEO for Geocities, helping to author its first business plan, gain its first round of venture backing, and crystallizing its advertising-driven business model. Geocities went public and was later sold to Yahoo in 1999.
Fred is an experienced public speaker on a variety of business topics. Fred is a graduate of NYUs Gallatin School.
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