# Mitch Truwit

> Mitch Truwit is Apax’s New York-based partner and co-CEO, serving alongside Andrew Sillitoe since 2014. A former COO of Priceline and CEO of Orbitz Worldwide, he brings operating experience to private equity and serves on commercial and charitable boards.

- **Role:** Partner and co-CEO at Apax
- **Organizations:** Apax, Priceline, Orbitz Worldwide, Openlane, Trade Me, Apax Foundation, John McEnroe Tennis Project, The Posse Foundation, StreetSquash
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA in Political Science, Vassar College, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Elected to shared leadership of Apax, effective January 2014., Led or participated in investments including HUB International, Bankrate, Dealer.com and Trader Canada., Co-captained the R&T team that raised $200,000 at the 2014 StreetSquash Cup; the whole event raised $1.05 million.

## Career timeline

- **2001-2005** — Executive vice president and COO of priceline.com.
- **2005-2006** — President and CEO of Orbitz Worldwide.
- **2006** — Joined Apax.
- **2009** — Became chairman of StreetSquash’s board, according to its 2013 newsletter.
- **2014** — Became Apax co-CEO alongside Andrew Sillitoe on January 1.
- **2024** — Apax closed Apax XI with over $12 billion in commitments across related vehicles.

## Achievements

- Elected to shared leadership of Apax, effective January 2014.
- Led or participated in investments including HUB International, Bankrate, Dealer.com and Trader Canada.
- Co-captained the R&T team that raised $200,000 at the 2014 StreetSquash Cup; the whole event raised $1.05 million.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Appeared with Andrew Sillitoe on Alt Goes Mainstream in a SuperReturn Berlin conversation published July 21 about middle-market investing and operating capabilities.
- **2025-03** — Discussed opportunities in India’s technology and consumer sectors in an Economic Times interview published March 31.

## Links

- Website: https://www.apax.com/people/our-team/mitch-truwit/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchtruwit

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