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Patrick Elyas

VP, International Ops @ Circle

London, England

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).