Patrick Walsh, TMPL, is an entrepreneur, company founder, investment specialist, and CEO from Palm Beach County, Florida. He established PW Partners in 2012 as a value-oriented investment firm focused on small and mid-cap companies. The firm works to improve long-term value through practical operating strategy and careful capital allocation.

Patrick has built a career in investment management, with much of his work connected to the restaurant industry. His professional background has been featured 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. In this role, he oversees capital allocation, enterprise finance, and corporate strategy. His areas of experience include mergers and acquisitions, hedge funds, investment banking, and equities. The firm is also known 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 business focuses on flexible investing and long-term value across different industries in Florida and nationwide.

Patrick's career began in 1998 as an investment analyst at Prudential Capital Group and Prudential Securities. In that position, 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, specializing in long-short equity. He then became a managing partner at PWK Partners in Chicago, where he remained until 2012, before moving to Florida to establish PW Partners.