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Dirk Wakeham was previously President of RealPage after the company acquired LeasingDesk, a company he founded, in 2007. Before returning as CEO this month, he was a managing director at Vista Equity Partners. [Composite image, DI Studio: Sources, RealPage]
RealPage Leadership Shift: Dirk Wakeham Returns ‘Home’ as CEO
by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray | Nov 13, 2025
The former RealPage president is back at the Thoma Bravo–owned firm, this time in the top job. Wakeham, a six-time software CEO and recent managing director at Vista Equity Partners, succeeds Dana Jones as the Richardson-based company leans into AI-powered real estate operations.
