Philip Trahanas is a Managing Director at General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm. Mr. Trahanas has a combination of experience in operating, investment banking and private equity roles. Mr. Trahanas leads the Firm’s Business Services sector and serves on the Firm's Portfolio Committee. He is a member of the Board of Directors at TASC, Quality Technology Services and exp.  Prior board memberships and affiliations include SRA International (NYSE: SRX), PowerDsine, Vindigo and ZTango among others.

Mr. Trahanas joined General Atlantic in 2000 from Morgan Stanley. During his tenure within Morgan Stanley's Investment Banking division, Mr. Trahanas worked on the High Technology Corporate Finance team, was a Merger and Acquisition specialist and was a member of the division's operating management team. His experience includes a wide array of financing and strategic M&A transactions across a broad range of industry sectors. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Mr. Trahanas was an electrical engineer at General Electric, where he specialized in communications equipment and semiconductor design.

Mr. Trahanas holds a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. He attended the University of Pennsylvania for his advanced studies and received an MBA from the Wharton School, where he graduated as a Palmer Scholar, and an M.S. in Engineering from the Moore School of Engineering.

Mr. Trahanas is a Trustee of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.