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The Operators

Support network for PE-backed executives

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The Operators is a professional community designed to support the growth journeys of private equity-backed executives — including CEOs, CFOs, operating partners, and strategic leaders — by facilitating collaboration, resource sharing, peer learning, and career opportunities.

Within the community, members access curated content, best practices, playbooks, networking contacts, job opportunities, and role-specific or industry-specific discussion groups that help them navigate complex operational and strategic challenges in value creation and PE ecosystem dynamics.

Members also participate in cohorts, councils, and collaborative spaces where they can ask questions, share insights, and access recordings and resources tailored to executive-level needs across different functional and situational groups.

Outcomes

  • Expand executive network with strategic peers
  • Access curated PE executive knowledge resources
  • Discover new PE-aligned career opportunities
  • Engage in problem-solving with industry leaders

What's included?

  • Career Resource Council

    A structured peer group where executives share insights, frameworks, and career development strategies tailored to PE-backed leadership.

  • Strategic Growth Council

    A collaborative hub focused on value creation strategies, best practices, and frameworks that drive operational and strategic success in portfolio companies.

  • Operating Partners Roundtable

    A space for operating partners to connect, discuss portfolio-level challenges, and share real-world approaches to scaling performance across businesses.

  • Trusted Advisors Council

    A curated group where advisors and service providers engage with operators to exchange insights, recommendations, and vetted resources that benefit members’ work.

Who is this for?

  • Private equity-backed executives (e.g., CEOs, CFOs, COOs)
  • Operating partners and interim executives
  • Strategic advisors and trusted service providers
  • Board members and industry specialists involved with PE portfolios

About the creator

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Kit Lisle

Founder of The Operators

Christopher “Kit” Lisle is the founder of The Operators, a community dedicated to supporting private-equity-backed executives and professionals in the middle-market M&A ecosystem. Before launching the community, Lisle built and led Acclaro Growth Par...