Sean Gardner is a Partner and Managing Director in the Financial Sponsors group at William Blair, based in the United States. He has been with William Blair since January 2015. Prior to joining William Blair, Sean served as Director in the Financial Sponsors and Leverage Finance group at Credit Suisse from 2004 to 2015. His earlier experience includes roles as a Private Equity Associate at American Securities from 2000 to 2002 and as an M&A Analyst at Merrill Lynch & Co. from 1997 to 2000. Sean Gardner brings extensive expertise in financial sponsorship and leverage finance to his current role.