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Bayard joined Polaris Growth Fund in 2023 and serves as an analyst on the team. He focuses on growth equity investments in software and technology-enabled services businesses.
Bayard received his B.A. in Computer Science from Amherst College.
Outside of the office, Bayard enjoys playing golf, water skiing and rooting for New England sports teams.