Pacific Lake Partners

Kevin Oxendine, Partner

Kevin Oxendine is a Partner at Pacific Lake Partners where he brings experience as a successful executive and operator.  Kevin works closely with search fund entrepreneurs throughout their search, acquisition and operating phases and is a board member of search fund companies including Emporos, OneShield, Performio, and Kantola.  Prior to joining Pacific Lake, Kevin was an active Special LP.  He brings special expertise to software and technology-enabled businesses given his industry experience.

Kevin is a two-time successful CEO/COO.  At Wistia, a video SaaS company, Kevin led all business functions, including sales, finance, marketing, customer support, people operations, and business development.  Over his three years at Wistia, the company grew from $8M to over to $30M in ARR before Kevin executed a PE-backed recapitalization.  At Havit, a consulting firm, Kevin grew the firm from $6M to $36M in capitalized billings over three years.

Kevin graduated from the University of Maryland where he received the H.C. Byrd Award and earned an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business as an Arjay Miller Scholar.  Kevin resides just outside of Boston, MA with his wife, Kate, and their two sons, Teddy and Chase.

Keith Gross, Partner

Keith Gross is a Partner at Pacific Lake Partners. Since joining the firm, Keith has worked with over 75 search fund entrepreneurs and been involved in over 20 operating company acquisitions. Prior to joining Pacific Lake in 2015, Keith was an Associate at Hellman & Friedman in San Francisco. He began his career in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs, where he worked on M&A and capital markets transactions.

Keith has worked closely with the entrepreneurs and Boards of Directors of several Pacific Lake portfolio companies, including Arizona College, Falcon Critical Care Transport, IS Logistica, Chronus, and Omatic.

Keith graduated as valedictorian from Hamilton College with a degree in mathematics and economics and earned his MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Keith currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Tina.

Hannah Barrett, Vice President

Hannah Barrett is a Vice President at Pacific Lake Partners, working closely with search fund entrepreneurs throughout their search, acquisition, and operating phases. Prior to joining Pacific Lake, Hannah was a Consultant at Bain & Company in the San Francisco and London offices, where she worked with Private Equity and Hedge Funds on due diligence and value creation projects across a range of industries, including software, retail, healthcare, and financial services. 

Hannah received an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business as an Arjay Miller Scholar and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.