Conner Searcy
American private equity investor
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Conner Searcy is an American private equity investor who is the co-Founder and Managing Partner of Trive Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm that focuses on middle-market investments across North America.
Conner Searcy | |
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| Born | c. 1975 (age 50–51) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard Business School (MBA), Vanderbilt University (BA) |
| Occupation | Private equity investor |
| Known for | Co-founder of Trive Capital |
| Spouse | Ginny Searcy |
Early life and education
Searcy obtained a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.[1]
In 2024, Conner Searcy formed Audare Legacy Partners whose primary mission is strategic philanthropy. Conner and his wife Ginny (Vanderbilt University alumni) established a dean’s chair at the College of Arts and Science. The endowed position was named the Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean’s Chair, with dean John Geer serving as its first holder.[2] They also endowed the Searcy Family Scholarship to support College of Arts and Science students.[2][1]
Career
Earlier in his career, he worked at Stonegate Capital, a middle-market buyout firm, and at Bain & Company.[3][4] He went on to became a partner at Insight Equity, a private equity firm.[5][6]
In 2012 he founded Trive Capital. Under Searcy's leadership, Trive has raised institutional funds with $8.5 billion of assets under management, including Trive Capital Fund V, which closed in 2025 with approximately $2.7 billion in commitments.[7][8][9]
