Patricia J. Leahy

Patricia J. Leahy is a strategic business leader with 25+ years’ experience. She has advised on M&A and cross-border transactions at UBS in London and Frankfurt, led a USD 160 million business unit in the corporate sector and held senior investor relations roles for small- to large-cap public companies. Patricia has also aligned investors behind more than USD 7 billion in capital raises, guided IPOs, navigated activist campaigns and supported exits. Most recently, as VP at Nasdaq-listed Benefitfocus, she steered investor relations, ESG and a startup accelerator. She is a trustee of the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) and chair of both SC Launch, Inc., its investment arm, and Build Carolina, which supports the state’s innovation ecosystem and technology workforce.

New York office
Joined EI in 2021