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Patrick Kerins

Patrick Kerins

Special Partner·New Enterprise Associates

United States

Bio

Professional summary

Patrick Kerins is a Special Partner at NEA focused on technology investments and has been with the firm since 2006. Before NEA, he held roles at Alex. Brown & Sons and McKinsey & Company, and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy at the headquarters of the Navy's Nuclear Propulsion Program. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

BuzzFeedChannelAdvisorEkoGumGumMillennial Media

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • New Enterprise AssociatesSpecial Partner2006 – Present
  • Alex. Brown & SonsRole
  • McKinsey & CompanyRole
  • U.S. NavyOfficer

Education

  • Harvard Business SchoolMBA
  • Villanova UniversityBS

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