Rowena Patel
InvestorFinancial Director at Advent Life Sciences · Investment Associate at Blockchain Coinvestors
Kingston Upon Thames, England, United Kingdom
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About
Rowena Patel holds a BSc (Hons) in Accounting for Management from Aston University and is ACCA-qualified. After early roles in a general practice and a foreign exchange company, she joined Advent in 2008 and has run its finance function for over a decade, overseeing financial and investor reporting, compliance, and HR. She also serves as the firm's Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer.
Experience
- Fifth Era PartnersInvestment Associatecurrent2026 — presentGreater London
- Fifth Era PartnersCapital Formation - UK & Europe2025 — 2026London, England, United Kingdom
- Capris HoldingsAssociate2024 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- Barclays Investment BankInvestment Banking Analyst2021 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
- The Weir Group PLCSummer Intern2019Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Bloomberg Terminal1Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft OfficeMatlabSimulinkSOLIDWORKSC++ANSYSMicrosoft WordInvestment AnalysisInvestment Management
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Investor RelationsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Deal StructuringDigital AssetsClient RelationsSustainabilityFundraisingStakeholder ManagementBankingInvestment BankingCapital MarketsFinancial ModelingLanguages English · Hindi · Tamil
From Rowena's professional profile.
Colleagues at Advent Life Sciences
Alain Huriez
Venture Partner at Advent Life Sciences
Alan Walts
Venture Partner at Advent Life Sciences
Andrea Beesley
Team Assistant at Advent Life Sciences
Bonita Theara
Executive Assistant at Advent Life Sciences
Dale Pfost
Executive Officer at Advent Life Sciences
Dominic Schmidt
General Partner at Advent Life Sciences
Don Drakeman
Distinguished Research Professor, biotech entrepreneur, and venture partner
Fraser Murray
Head of Scientific Evaluation at Advent Life Sciences
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rowena Patel?
- Rowena Patel holds a BSc (Hons) in Accounting for Management from Aston University and is ACCA-qualified. After early roles in a general practice and a foreign exchange company, she joined Advent in 2008 and has run its finance function for over a decade, overseeing financial and investor reporting, compliance, and HR. She also serves as the firm's Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer.
- Where does Rowena Patel work?
- Rowena Patel is Financial Director at Advent Life Sciences.
- Where did Rowena Patel go to school?
- Rowena Patel studied at University of Strathclyde (Master of Science - MSc, Advanced Mechanical Engineering); University of Strathclyde (Bachelor of Engineering - BEng, Mechanical Engineering).
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