Bio

Andrew Kowal is a Partner with Francisco Partners and focuses primarily on investments in the communications, systems, and infrastructure sectors. Prior to joining Francisco Partners in 2001, Andrew was a member of Princes Gate Investors, the private equity arm of the Institutional Securities Division of Morgan Stanley, where he was responsible for the identification, evaluation and execution of private equity transactions in a variety of industries, including information technology. Andrew serves on the board of directors of Boomi, Forcepoint, iconectiv, Logmein, Optanix, Sandvine, and Tile. He previously served on the board of directors of ADERANT, Corsair, Ichor Systems, MagnaChip, Metrologic Instruments, Mitel Networks, Shoregroup, and Source Photonics.