Abhay Patel

Abhay Patel is the current Managing Director at Lafayette Square. Abhay has also worked as Managing Director at Butler Snow LLP from January 2018 to October 2021, Principal and CFO at NOLA Marine Ventures from January 2017 to December 2017, Candidate for United States Senate at Patel for Louisiana from January 2016 to December 2016, and Vice President of Business Development & Strategy at the New Orleans Business Alliance from January 2013 to December 2016. Prior to that, they were Vice President of Investment Banking at Seaport Global Securities from January 2012 to December 2013 and at Deutsche Bank from January 2011 to December 2012.

Abhay Patel received their high school diploma from Mississippi School For Mathematics and Science (MSMS). Abhay then went on to study finance at Louisiana State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science. After that, they attended Boston University School of Law and earned their Doctor of Law (JD) cum laude. Finally, they were a Fellow at the Institute of Politics at Loyola Institute of Politics.

They are on a team with Caitlin Mclaughlin - Chief People Officer, Ileana Stone - Managing Director, Legal C-Suite, and Renée Beaumont - Chief Operating Officer. Their manager is Damien Dwin, CEO, C-Suite.