Patrick Jones joined the Operating Advisor Network in April 2018 as an Operating Advisor. He partners with portfolio companies to bring best in class processes, systems, and people to the Finance function.

Typically, this involves improving the financial reporting, developing more sophisticated forecast systems, preparing annual budgets, optimizing treasury management and other key finance activities.

Prior to becoming an Operating Advisor, Patrick was the Global Chief Financial Officer for Coda Payments, a global mobile payments company based in Singapore. Previous to Coda Payments, Patrick was the Chief Financial Officer for Addison Group Holdings, a private equity backed professional staffing firm. For his accomplishments at Addison Group, Patrick was awarded the CFO of the Year by Financial Executives International Club of Chicago. Prior to joining Addison, Patrick was a Divisional CFO for Home Depot’s Building Materials division, a $600m division with 67 branch locations. Patrick started his career as an auditor and practiced as a C.P.A at KPMG in the Chicago office. Patrick graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Magna Cum Laude and earned a Master’s Degree from Indiana University.