Rob Arditi

Rob is a partner on Norwest Venture Partners’ growth equity team and joined Galvanize's board with the firm’s strategic minority investment in Galvanize. He focuses on growth equity and buyout investments in the technology-enabled services and consumer industries. Rob’s current investments include Galvanize, Avetta, Bailey 44, Cority, Kendra Scott Design, PCA Skin, and TurnItIn. Rob was previously involved with Norwest’s investments in 1010data (acquired by Advance) and The Retail Equation (acquired by Appriss).

Before joining Norwest, Rob was an associate at Lake Capital, where he focused on growth equity and buyout investments in the tech-enabled services industry. He previously worked as an analyst in the Consumer & Retail Group within the investment banking division at Goldman, Sachs & Co, focusing on mergers and acquisitions advisory assignments and principal investments.

Earlier, Rob was a Senior Equity Research Associate at Raymond James & Associates, where he co-launched the firm’s Homeland Security Technology practice.

Rob holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a major in management. He also has an MS degree in finance and a BS degree in finance, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Florida.