Ray Haarstick: our driving force

How many CEOs do you know that personally oversee client implementations and training? Relevant's CEO & Founder, Ray Haarstick does it regularly.

Why? Haarstick likes to keep his finger on the pulse of Relevant’s client base by "seeing our systems through the eyes of our clients."

Haarstick founded Relevant in 1986. Initially, Relevant built customized financial databases. Two decades and over 240 clients later, Relevant Equity Systems is the premier private equity technology provider and the industry’s unparalleled technology thought leader.

Philosophy

Haarstick’s personable, hands-on approach to managing client relationships epitomizes his business philosophy.

"We want to keep our company small and highly focused. Working closely with a select group of highly motivated firms each calendar year enables us to perform deep mutually satisfying work for our clients. Of course, it also helps us spend invaluable time learning the idiosyncrasies of their business and the industry, which fuels our knowledge base and helps to enhance our already strong products and services. We continually strive to be the Ph.D’s of private equity software."

Education

Ray holds Bachelor of Science degrees in management and computer science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). In addition, he frequently attends the annual Private Equity class presented by Harvard Business School.