Brendan Tobin

Commander
DISC Type : D

Operating Advisor at General Atlantic

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Brendan Tobin is a results-driven Operating Advisor at General Atlantic with deep expertise in private equity value creation, transformation, and operations. A BBA graduate from the University of Notre Dame, he has a proven track record of delivering revenue and savings objectives. Colleagues describe him as an "inspiring" and "great leader. "

There is no publicly available information about his personal life.

He holds unique certifications as a Bermuda Monetary Authority Approved Person and a Commissariat aux Assurances Approved Person.

Personality Overview

Risk-Taker

Strong-Willed

Impact-Driven

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.  They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.

Topics They Care About

PE Value Creation
A core theme of his professional experience and a frequent topic he speaks on at industry conferences like the PEI Operating Partners Forum.
Operational Transformation
His career focuses on driving efficiencies, margin expansion, and organizational streamlining for global portfolio companies at firms like General Atlantic and Apax Partners.
Procurement Initiatives
He has a specific focus on identifying and implementing procurement value creation, having delivered over $65 million in savings in a previous role.

Media Appearances

Brendan has no verified media appearances

Work History

2025
Operating Advisor at General Atlantic
2024
Operating Advisor/ Independent Consultant at wrkAdvisors
9-2017 - 11-2023
Global COO, Macquarie Insurance Facility at Macquarie Group
2-2015 - 8-2017
Americas Head, Macquarie Insurance Facility at Macquarie Group
2012 - 2015
Operating Partner, Procurement/ Operations Specialist at Apax Partners

Education

1993 - 1997
BBA from University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business
1989 - 1993
Education details unavailable from Greenwich High School

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Insights For Selling To Brendan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Brendan is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Brendan

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Brendan move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Brendan take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Brendan

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