Patrice Etlin joined Advent in 1997 in São Paulo and established the firm’s investment operations in Brazil. From 1994 to 1997, he was a partner at International Venture Partners in São Paulo, where he was responsible for the operations of a media and communications fund focused on Brazil. Previously, Mr. Etlin spent five years with Matra Marconi Space, initially as a systems engineer on a project to develop a European military observation satellite. In 1990, he was promoted to general representative for Brazil, in charge of setting up a private telecommunications satellite system providing services to Mercosul countries. Mr. Etlin is Chairman of the Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LAVCA). He received an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from the Universidade de São Paulo, and completed a master’s in industrial engineering from École Centrale de Paris, as well as an MBA from INSEAD.