Lauren Patnaude

Lauren Patnaude is a partner at BDT & MSD Partners, a merchant bank with an advisory and investment platform built to serve the distinct needs of business owners and strategic, long-term investors. At BDT & MSD, she is responsible for both investments and advisory engagements. 

Before joining the firm, Patnaude was at the Boston Consulting Group in Chicago, where she focused on corporate, growth, and operational strategy work across the private and public sectors. She previously worked in the investment banking division at Goldman Sachs, where she gained leadership experience in mergers and acquisitions. She began her career at UBS. 

Patnaude is also a director of Balcan Innovations and an observer on the board of WWT. She serves on the leadership council of the Chicago Public Education Fund, the board of the Yale College Alumni Fund, and the Chicago steering committee of the national Women in M&A Network (WiMA). Additionally, she is also an active member of The Chicago Network, an organization of Chicago's most senior and influential women at the forefront of the city’s business, professional, cultural, nonprofit, and educational communities.