Paddy Woods Ballard

Co-Founder & Partner

Paddy co-founded Fairgrove in 2013. He began his career at L.E.K. Consulting before moving into private equity with Octopus Investments, where he sat on the investment committee and the boards of several portfolio companies.

He works across business services, financial services and technology, with particular expertise in professional services, human capital and software.

He holds an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge and an MBA with distinction from INSEAD.