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Michael Shephard

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Managing Director at Insight Partners
📍 New York, New York, United States

Michael Shephard is a Managing Director at Insight Partners, where he specializes in global venture and growth investments in application software. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, he graduated from The Wharton School and focuses on partnering with founders to scale their businesses, particularly in Europe and North America.

His interest in technologys power to connect people was profoundly shaped by his teenage battle with leukemia. Outside of work, he is passionate about music, reading, food, travel, and is an avid fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Unique fact: He started at Insight Partners as an intern and now oversees the same intern program that launched his career in venture capital.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Managing Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Growth Software Investing
Focuses on application software in North America and Europe, with an emphasis on ERP, supply chain, and product-led SaaS companies.
AI-Driven Engineering
Invested in and supports companies like CoLab Software, which leverages AI to revolutionize engineering and design collaboration processes.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Managing Director
Insight Partners
2-2016 - 1-2026
Principal
Insight Partners
2015 - 2015
Financial Due Dilligence
iCapital Network, Inc.
2014 - 2014
Middle Market Private Equity
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
6-2012 - 8-2012
Outer-Lying Markets
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
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Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
The Wharton School
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