Brenden is a Managing Director at With Intelligence, following the acquisition of SPS from Bain & Co. in November 2024. Since 2009, SPS has been laser focused on deal origination and relationships. The firm’s annual Deal Origination Benchmark Reports as well as its Private Equity Trends are followed closely by advisors, funds, and corporate acquirers. For improving and maximizing deal flow, they help clients concentrate on bridging the gap between people and data. As an 11 year veteran of the firm, Brenden has been heavily involved in product development and firm strategy through multiple acquisitions, spurred on by an endless quest to “never miss the forest for the trees”. He has worked in corporate finance at GE Aviation, equity research at Credit Suisse HOLT, and econometrics at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Brenden is a graduate of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University in Boston, MA.