61Patrick Walsh TMPL (patrickwalshtmpl)
Joined 2 years ago from South Florida, USA
Patrick Walsh, TMPL, is an entrepreneur, company founder, investment specialist, and CEO from Palm Beach County, Florida. He founded PW Partners in 2012 as a value-oriented investment firm focused on small and mid-cap companies. The firm works to support long-term value through operational strategy and careful capital allocation.
Patrick has a background in investment management, with a clear focus on the restaurant industry. His work has appeared in Barron's, Forbes, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. His past clients and affiliations include TMPL, Palm Beach Sports Club, Town Sports International, Famous Dave's of America, and LIV.
Patrick leads PW Partners in Jupiter, Florida, where he manages capital allocation, enterprise finance, and corporate strategy. His professional experience includes mergers and acquisitions, hedge funds, investment banking, and equities. The firm has a reputation for strategic decision-making and sector knowledge. In 2018, Ernst & Young named him Entrepreneur Of The Year.
Patrick also oversees Empire Holdings and Investments, a diversified holding company based in Palm Beach County. He joined the company in 2020 and manages its corporate structure. The company focuses on flexible investing and long-term value across many industries in Florida and nationwide.
Patrick's career began in 1998 as an investment analyst at Prudential Capital Group and Prudential Securities. In that role, he focused on commercial property and publicly traded real estate investment trusts. Six years later, he joined Deutsche Bank as vice president of investment banking. He later worked at a hedge fund in Illinois, focusing on long-short equity. After that, he became a managing partner at PWK Partners in Chicago. He stayed there until 2012, then moved to Florida to establish PW Partners.
Patrick studied economics at Wesleyan University in Connecticut and competed in baseball and football. After a back injury ended his sports career, he transferred to Boston College in Massachusetts. He graduated with honors and earned a degree in accountancy. He later earned a Chartered Financial Analyst designation and completed Columbia University's Executive Value Investing Program.
He has held board, chair, and committee roles with BJ's Restaurants, Inc., Town Sports International, Del Taco Restaurants, Inc., and Famous Dave's of America. Nation's Restaurant News named him to its 2015 Power List. He was born in San Diego and raised in Boston by parents who were a school teacher and a naval officer. He now lives and works in Jupiter, Florida. Outside his career, Patrick Walsh TMPL enjoys fitness, cooking, literature, and travel.