Patrick Watson
Director, I-DEV International
Patrick is a Senior Partner and the Director of I-DEV's Global Investment Advisory Group. Prior to I-DEV, Patrick worked at Inter Pipeline Fund, a multi-billion dollar energy infrastructure company, in the corporate M∓A group and focused on originating and analyzing global downstream energy investment opportunities. Patrick started his career at KPMG, first qualifying as a chartered accountant in their Financial Services Group and then in their Corporate Finance Valuations group. Patrick has structured investment transactions and advised on financial strategy to corporations, local SMEs and co-ops on 5 continents.
Patrick received his BSc in Mathematics and Economics and MSc in Quantitative Development Economics from The University of Bristol before qualifying as an ACA with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). Patrick is from the U.K. and has lived and worked in both Africa and Latin America.
