Ari Patterson

Ari Patterson is currently a Private Equity Senior Associate at Waud Capital Partners, a position held since August 2022, having previously served as a Private Equity Associate. Prior experience includes an Investment Banking Analyst role at William Blair from September 2020 to August 2022, following a summer internship as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst at the same firm in 2019. Earlier, Ari gained experience as a Debt Capital Markets Intern at Monroe Capital LLC in the summer of 2018. Ari began a career in the finance industry with a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, earned in 2020. Prior to professional finance roles, Ari worked as a Camp Counselor at Tamarak Day Camps from June 2014 to August 2017.