Kevin Sheehan

Kevin Sheehan, Founder and Managing Partner, Multiplier Capital. Kevin Sheehan is the Managing General Partner of Multiplier Capital, a private equity fund with offices in Washington, DC, New York and Los Angeles that was formed in 2012. Multiplier primarily makes investments in established, high growth companies backed by top-tier venture capital and private equity sponsors. Currently, Multiplier Capital manages approximately $200 million in investable capital, and emphasizes enterprise software, digital media and cyber security investments.
Prior to co-founding Multiplier Capital, Mr. Sheehan served from 2002 until 2011 as President & Chief Executive Officer of ORIX Venture Finance (“OVF”). OVF is affiliated with ORIX Corporation, Japan’s largest non-regulated finance company with approximately $50 billion in assets worldwide. Mr. Sheehan founded OVF in 2002, and during the years that he led the company, OVF executed approximately $1 billion in investments with strong returns.
Before joining ORIX, Mr. Sheehan was a corporate transactional attorney at the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York, focusing on mergers & acquisition work for financial institutions. He also had a prior career in public service serving as a Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for International Security Affairs in the U.S. Department of State, Infantry officer in the U.S. Army in the United States and Europe, Law clerk to Judge Stanley Sporkin (U.S. District Court, District of Columbia); and Assistant Professor of Political Science at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Mr. Sheehan received a BS degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, an AM and a Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University, and a JD from Columbia University. He is a member of the bar of the states of New York, Connecticut and the District of Columbia, and has been published in the areas of national security and law.