Kristin Weston

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DISC Type : dsi

Senior Managing Director at Haveli Investments

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Kristin is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of experience leading and transforming SaaS businesses as a CEO, board member, and private equity professional. With a Juris Doctor degree, she specializes in driving growth, M&A transactions, and value creation for firms like Haveli Investments and Thoma Bravo.

Outside of her extensive corporate and board work, Kristin is passionate about supporting women in leadership. She uses automobile racing on skills tracks as a form of meditation to recharge and maintain pure focus, away from the noise of daily business.

Unique fact: Kristin is the co-author of two books on the topic of electronic evidence and discovery, blending her legal background with her expertise in the technology sector.

Personality Overview

Driven But Considerate

Dynamic But Sincere

Friendly But Fast

If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product  They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

Topics They Care About

SaaS Value Creation
Her career is defined by running and advising software companies, focusing on growth strategies and successful results for shareholders within private equity portfolios.
M&A Transactions
Has extensive experience leading both buy-side and sell-side M&A deals and integrations, with valuations ranging from $15M to over $10B.
B2B Software
Believes in the strong, long-term fundamentals of B2B SaaS products, viewing them as valuable and important regardless of current market trends or AI headlines.

Media Appearances

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Work History

2026
Senior Managing Director at Haveli Investments
2026
Board Member at brightfin
2026
Board Member at AppViewX
2023 - 2025
Chair of the Board at Qlik
2023 - 2025
Chair of the Board at Sophos

Education

MIT Sloan - Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership from MIT Sloan School of Management
Juris Doctor from Mitchell Hamline School of Law

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Insights For Selling To Kristin

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established
  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.
  • During followups, use calls or text if needed, they should be fine

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kristin is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kristin

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kristin move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Kristin take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Kristin

Personality Compatibility


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