Patrick K. Edeburn – Partner

Pat co-founded Granite Equity Partners in May of 2002, joining Rick’s effort to form the first private equity firm in Central Minnesota. Pat has since led the firm’s investment in Vinylite Windows, and he enjoys his focus on strategy and marketing, and works with Granite’s portfolio companies on these areas.

Before Granite Equity, Pat worked in various marketing, venture and consulting roles. Out of college, Pat was a consultant with Deloitte & Touche, providing general management consulting services to clients. His projects included financial planning, Medicare reimbursement analysis, strategic planning, hospital staffing and planning, and marketing services. He later joined Medtronic as a Venture Manager in the Neurological Division. A key duty included making a strategic investment that realized an approximate 10-fold return on investment. He then transferred to the US Cardiovascular group, where he launched a product that reached about $135 million in total annual revenues. Ultimately, in the role of Director of Corporate Accounts, he managed Medtronic’s pricing and contracting strategy for its largest and most profitable division, earning recognition as a firm-wide expert in strategic pricing.

Pat serves on the Board of Vinylite Windows, Heartland Communications and the Anderson Entrepreneurial Center. He is a former President of the Harvard Business School Club of Minnesota.

A magna cum laude graduate of Carleton College, Pat received his Masters in Business Administration at the Harvard Business School where he focused on general management and earned first year honors.

Pat was raised on a family farm near Pillager, Minnesota, and is an active sportsman, pursuing both hunting and fishing activities. Pat and his wife AnnElise live with their three sons in Sartell, Minnesota.

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