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Patrick Donegan
Senior Managing Director at Blue Ridge Partners | Accelerating Profitable Revenue Growth, the #1 Driver of Value Creation | ex-Private Equity GTM Operating Partner
Patrick Donegan is a seasoned professional with a wealth of experience in optimizing Go-to-Market (GTM) strategies and enhancing sales/commercial excellence for private equity firms and their portfolio companies.
As a former Operating Partner in private equity, Patrick has a proven track record of advising on growth strategies, addressing growth inhibitors, and implementing capital-efficient approaches for scalable growth.
His data-driven approach and collaboration with top private equity firms have enabled him to drive revenue growth through innovation, best practices, and optimized go-to-market investments.
With a background in consulting and P&L responsibility roles within private equity-backed companies, Patrick brings a unique blend of experience, emotional intelligence, and trust-building skills to his partnerships.
Patrick's expertise spans various areas including go-to-market strategy, talent management, salesforce effectiveness, demand generation, sales coverage optimization, account planning, revenue/EBITDA growth, customer success, data analytics, due diligence, and C-level relationship management.
His educational background includes a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University and an MBA from the University of Connecticut School of Business.
Throughout his career, Patrick has held key positions at reputable organizations such as Blue Ridge Partners, Inex One, FirstParty, The Riverside Company, Performance Improvement Partners, GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group), Symmetry Partners, LRN, MasterCard International, Datamonitor, Scient, and Gartner.