Mr. Barnavon is a Principal at Clarity Partners. Prior to Clarity Partners, Mr. Barnavon was the CFO & EVP of Continuous Computing, a leading provider of hardware, software and services for over 150 telecom equipment customers worldwide. While at Continuous from 2000 to 2006, Mr. Barnavon grew the company from $15 million to over $80 million annualized revenue and from 45 to over 400 employees. Prior to Continuous, Mr. Barnavon was a Vice President in Investment Banking at Credit Suisse First Boston. While at CSFB, Mr. Barnavon helped raise over $2.5 billion for emerging media and telecommunications companies in the public and private markets, and executed numerous M&A and strategic advisory assignments. Prior to CSFB, Mr. Barnavon was a corporate attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, where he specialized in M&A and corporate securities offerings.

Mr. Barnavon is currently on full-time secondment to Clarity China and is based in Shanghai, where he is pursuing investment opportunities for both Clarity Partners and Clarity China.

Education
Mr. Barnavon received his Juris Doctor degree from Columbia University School of Law, and his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.