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Patrick Elyas

VP, International Ops @ Circle

London, England

Skills

Marketing Strategy
Investment Banking
Start-ups
Strategy
Management Consulting
Analytics
Emerging Markets
Market Research
Fixed Income
Corporate Development
Strategic Consulting
Analysis
Portfolio Management
Competitive Analysis
International Relations
LBO
Microsoft Excel
Spanish
Data Analysis
Financial Modeling

Education

Work Experience

2024

  • VP, Corporate and International Operations

    2024

    Operationalizing and executing Circle's international expansion efforts and building a global operating structure for the company

2022 - 2024

  • Director, EMEA Market Expansion

    2022 - 2024

    Leading market launch and growth efforts in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. GM for France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands.

  • Director, Americas Market Expansion

    2022 - 2022

    Leading our market expansion efforts in Canada and parts of Latin America

2019 - 2022

  • Head of Strategy and Operations, International

    2019 - 2022

    Heading new market entry, priority market strategy, and scaled partnerships

2018 - 2019

  • VP, Insights

    2018 - 2019

    Deal diligence, portfolio company special projects, and broader market analysis on the late-stage private investing team at Coatue, with a focus on enterprise software and consumer tech companies

2012 - 2015

  • Business Analyst

    2012 - 2015

    Management consultant working primarily on strategy engagements for banking, public sector, and family-owned business clients in the Middle East - engagements included rollout of new retail banking concepts for large regional banks, managing major tender process for regional government-issued public-private partnership in education, identifying and quantifying new investment opportunities for regional conglomerate, and managing PMO of a retail banking client. Did 12-month 3rd-year secondment as Chief of Staff of education reform organization / charter school operator (Project GRAD).