![]() ![]() In addition, she is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Sonya holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She also contributes to Women’s Wear Daily and Forbes. She is an active speaker at numerous industry events and universities including ShopTalk, SXSW, theBoardlist, Harvard Business School, Stanford Business School and Northwestern University. Sonya sits on the advisory board of Harvard Business School’s California Research Center. Sonya began her career in the investment banking division of Bear Stearns where she worked on numerous consumer and media transactions. In addition, she was Vice President of Corporate Development for the parent company iXL Enterprises, Inc., one of the largest global web development companies at that time. Prior to joining Summit, Sonya was a founder and General Partner of iXL Ventures in 1999, where she oversaw the funding and growth of numerous technology and Internet companies. Norwest Equity Partners (NEP), a Minneapolis-based middle market investment firm that is San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Co.'s (NYSE: WFC) private equity unit, bought a majority stake. Her most recent and past board directorships and investments include Aramsco (acquired by AEA Investors), Airborne Health (acquired by Schiff Nutrition), Central Security Group, Physicians Formula (NASDAQ: FACE), Snap Fitness (acquired by TZP Group), and Sparta Systems (acquired by Thoma Bravo). Sonya was engaged in all aspects of the deal process including deal sourcing, due diligence, deal negotiations and board representation. Sonya was previously at Summit Partners, a private equity firm with over $20 billion under management, where she worked for almost a decade in the Boston office and was responsible for leading the firm’s Consumer and Internet Industry Group in North America. Wells Fargo is a kopf institutional limited partner to Norwest Equities Partners, Norwest Raised Partners, and Norwest Venture Buddies, growth equity and middle market investment firms. Lp is ultimately consolidated by Wells Fargo & Company. Legal address, headquarters, subsidaries and parent company records. Based in Norwest’s Menlo Park office, Sonya is focused on growth equity and buyouts investing across a wide range of sectors with a particular interest in consumer products and services, internet/eCommerce, retail, and business services. Business entity registration information for Norwest Equity Partners VIII, LP. ![]() Sonya joined Norwest in 2011 and brings more than 20 years of investment experience to her role as General Partner and co-Head of the firm’s Growth Equity team. ![]()
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