Patrick Sheehan co-founded ETF Partners in 2006.

Patrick currently represents the firm on the Boards of Gen Phoenix, Wirepas, Zeelo, and Tomorrow. Earlier in his career, he was instrumental in founding 3i’s venture capital practice in the early 1990s. Later in the decade, he founded and was Managing Director of 3i’s Silicon Valley operation.

Between venture capital and his hobby of painting, Patrick has historically found time for a few other activities, such as starting Invest Europe’s venture capital platform and serving on its Board for a few years.

Patrick is a graduate of University College, London, where he received a Ph.D. in electronics and acted as a technical consultant to Marconi Space systems.