About

Brian K. Ratzan has been a Partner of Centerview Capital Consumer since April 2014 and has over 25 years of private equity investing experience. Prior to joining Centerview he was Partner and Head of U.S. Private Equity at Pamplona Capital Management (2012 to 2014) and Managing Director and Head of Consumer at Vestar Capital Partners, which he joined in 1998. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Advantage Solutions Inc. since October 2020 and previously served on boards including Del Monte Foods, The Sun Products Corporation and Birds Eye Foods. Mr. Ratzan serves on the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees, and holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Roles

Simply Good Foods Co
Director · Current role
2017–present
Centerview Capital Consumer
Partner
since 2014
Pamplona Capital Management
Partner and Head of U.S. Private Equity
2012-2014
Vestar Capital Partners
Managing Director and Head of Consumer
1998-2012
Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette
Investment Banking Group

External Roles

Advantage Solutions Inc.
Director
since 2020
Harvest Hill Beverage Company
Director
since 2025

Also at Simply Good Foods Co

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