Patrick Watson 2024 Speaker

Chief Financial Officer

Turaco

Biography

Patrick Watson |Chief Financial Officer – Turaco Patrick is a seasoned finance professional with over a decade of experience dedicated to impact investing in emerging markets. As an Investment Director at Blink C.V., he was responsible for shaping and executing Blink’s impact investment strategy, focusing on private companies and investment funds across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Prior to Blink, Patrick served as Business Development Director at Animal Dynamics, where he contributed to revolutionizing logistics in emerging markets using drone technology. Patrick’s career began in Corporate Finance in London, specializing in corporate valuations and energy infrastructure financing, and he holds an MBA from Said Business School, University of Oxford, an ACA from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), and an MSc in Quantitative Development Economics from the University of Bristol. He joined Turaco in 2023 as the group CFO.