Patrick Walsh (investor)
Patrick Walsh | |
|---|---|
 Patrick Walsh the 2018 EY Entrepreneur of the Year award winner in the New York region. | |
| Born | December 26, 1975 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Boston College (BA in Accounting) |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, investor |
Patrick Walsh (born December 26, 1975) is an American entrepreneur and investor. He is the founder and CEO of PW Partners, LLC, an investment management firm.
Early life and education
[edit]Walsh was born in San Diego, California, to a US Navy officer and a teacher. He initially attended Wesleyan University, studying Economics and participating as a dual-sport athlete in football and baseball. After an injury ended his sports career, he transferred to Boston College and graduated with a degree in accounting in 1998. After graduation, he earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He completed Columbia University’s Executive Value Investing Program in 2004.[1]
Early business career
[edit]Walsh worked from 1998 to 2004 at Prudential Capital Group and Prudential Securities in real estate private equity and equity research; from 2004 to 2008 at Deutsche Bank as an investment banker and at Oak Street Capital, a private hedge fund based in Chicago from 2008 to 2011.[1][2][3][4]
In 2012, Walsh founded PW Partners, LLC, an investment management firm.[5][6][7] A 2014 article in Restaurant Finance Monitor stated that "each of the chains with which he has become involved has thrived on Wall Street in his wake."[8] Walsh was a member of BJ’s Restaurants' board from 2014 to 2022 and has also served on the boards of Del Taco and Famous Dave’s.[9][10]
In 2018 Walsh won the New York region of the 2018 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.[11][12]
In 2022, Walsh was revealed as a major investor in former President Donald Trump’s Truth Social. [13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gara, Antoine. "Meet Patrick Walsh, The Do-It-Yourself Hedge Fund Activist You've Never Heard Of". Forbes. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ "Patrick Walsh CEO - Chief Executive Officer - Empire Holdings and Investments, LLC". Cake. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Patrick Walsh: Positions, Relations and Network - MarketScreener". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-walsh-68127612/
- ^ Partners, Patrick Walsh CEOPW; LLCFounder; CEO; PartnerJupiter, Managing. "Patrick Walsh CEO - Founder, CEO & Managing Partner - PW Partners, LLC". XING. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Famous Dave's attracts attention of activist investor". www.nrn.com. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Famous Dave's to add activist investor to its board". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Activist Bug Bites BJ's Restaurants - Restaurant Industry Insight and Analysis - March 2014". www.restfinance.com. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "BJ's agrees to listen to another activist investor". Restaurant Business. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "BJ's Restaurants, Inc. Engages PW Partners to Provide Cost Structure Recommendations". investors.bjsrestaurants.com. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Meet the 2018 Finalists".
- ^ EY. "EY Announces Winners for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2018 New York Award". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ^ Trump’s Truth Social. "Who Funded Trump's Truth Social?". reuters.com. Retrieved October 28, 2022.