Patrick Sturm is a private equity principal based in the Greater Chicago Area with a decade of experience sourcing, executing, and leading investments across manufacturing, distribution, and services. He joined Pfingsten Partners in 2018, progressed from VP to Principal, and focuses on operationally-driven value creation rather than financial engineering. His background includes deal execution and diligence at Riverarch and middle-market M&A advisory at Lincoln International, giving him deep transaction and sector expertise. An MBA from Northwestern Kellogg and dual undergraduate degrees in Finance and Political Science from Notre Dame complement his analytical rigor and strategic judgment. Colleagues describe him as an operator-investor who pairs hands-on portfolio management with a penchant for improving operations and governance.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Gonzaga College High School
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at Northwestern University
B.B.A. Finance and B.A. Political Science, B.B.A. Finance and B.A. Political Science at University of Notre Dame
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