Austin joined Meritech in 2024 and focuses on enterprise software, infrastructure, healthcare and consumer.

Prior to Meritech, Austin was an investment banker at Qatalyst Partners, where he advised enterprise software, consumer internet, and semiconductor companies on M&A and strategic alternatives. While at Qatalyst, Austin advised HPE on its $14B acquisition of Juniper Networks, Adenza on its $10.5B sale to Nasdaq, Cvent on its $4.6B sale to Blackstone, and Viavi Networks on its proposed $1.3B acquisition of Spirent.

Austin is a Bay Area native and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Chicago with a B.A. in economics.