Paul Ward
InvestorExecutive Chairman at Pantheon Ventures · Operations Director at Pembroke VCT
London
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Paul Ward is Executive Chairman at Pantheon Ventures and sits on the firm's Partnership Board, Executive and Risk Committees, having served as Managing Partner from 2013 to 2025. He previously held roles as Investment Director at Lehman Brothers Private Equity Group and worked on M&A and corporate finance advisory at Lehman Brothers Investment Bank in New York and London, and earlier was a management consultant at PA Consulting. He holds a BSc from the University of Leeds and an MBA from London Business School.
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- Who is Paul Ward?
- Paul Ward is Executive Chairman at Pantheon Ventures and sits on the firm's Partnership Board, Executive and Risk Committees, having served as Managing Partner from 2013 to 2025. He previously held roles as Investment Director at Lehman Brothers Private Equity Group and worked on M&A and corporate finance advisory at Lehman Brothers Investment Bank in New York and London, and earlier was a management consultant at PA Consulting. He holds a BSc from the University of Leeds and an MBA from London Business School.
- Where does Paul Ward work?
- Paul Ward is Executive Chairman at Pantheon Ventures.
- Where did Paul Ward go to school?
- Paul Ward studied at London Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General); University of Leeds (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services).
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Also worked at Pantheon51
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Also worked at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.5
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