Patrick Kathmann
Partner
Patrick brings two decades of management consulting experience to executive search, giving him a unique lens on late-stage hiring processes.
About PK
Patrick specializes in growth and late-stage companies. His expertise spans a diverse range of domains, including AI and Data Platforms, SaaS, marketplaces, and hardware. He has successfully placed executives in various leadership roles, such as CTOs, CPOs, CDOs, and GMs.
His client roster features prominent names like a16z, Blackstone, Block, EQT, Francisco Partners, Halliburton, HelloFresh, Motorola Solutions, Instacart, Fred Hutch Cancer Research, Waymo, and Walmart.
PK lives in the Chicago area with his wife and 3 children. Outside of work, you’ll find him coaching his kids’ sports teams. He is a proud Marquette graduate, having completed his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering.
Areas Of Expertise
AI/ML
Hardware
SaaS
Venture Capital
Private Equity
Public Companies
Clients Helped
Patrick’s Case Studies
Supporting Waymo Through Key Inflection Points
As the company accelerates toward broader commercial deployment, its ability to simulate, test, and validate autonomous driving behavior at scale has become one of the most critical determinants of long-term success.
CSAT SCORE 9.6/10
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SVP R&D at Landmark
Halliburton had fallen out of love with the big SHREK firms and were looking for a boutique firm to help them find the right technologist to turnaround their fledgling upstream software business, Landmark.
CSAT SCORE 9.5/10
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CTO Search
The company needed a Boston-based software engineering leader with deep domain knowledge and a strong understanding of product management to drive its next phase of growth.
CSAT SCORE 9/10
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