Inside the Art of Backing Technology Transformation with Simon Patterson

What does it take to invest behind transformation at global scale? Join us for a fireside chat with Simon Patterson of Silver Lake as he shares insights from some of the most consequential technology investments of the past decade, including Dell’s journey in becoming an AI infrastructure leader.

From evaluating companies beyond public market narratives to building a European technology investment platform, this conversation explores how capital, technology, and leadership intersect in high-stakes environments.

Speaker Bio:

Simon Patterson is Co-Head of Europe and a member of the technology investment firm Silver Lake's global leadership team, overseeing an investment portfolio of major global technology businesses worth in aggregate $1 trillion. He played key roles in investments such as Dell, contributing to some of the most significant global technology transactions of recent decades.
He has over two decades of board experience across large cap global companies, public institutions, and non-profits, including Dell, Tesco, the Natural History Museum, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, New Zealand Rugby, and Chatham House. His work spans innovation, organisational transformation, technology change, and risk management in complex, high-stakes settings.

He holds an MBA from Stanford University, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar, and a BA and MA from King's College, Cambridge, where he was a College Scholar and elected a Fellow in 2025.

5.30 PM – 6.30 PM: Fireside discussion in the Provost's Drawing Room
6.30 - 7 PM: Drinks reception and networking in the Bar

Please note that there will be photography and recording at this event.

Please also note that this event will take place in a college space during the exam quiet period. We kindly ask that you are mindful of students preparing for their exams and keep noise to a minimum when arriving, departing, and moving around the venue.

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