Leadership
Patrick Leonard
Areas of Expertise:
- Business and IT strategy
- Process improvement
- Enterprise transformation
- Systems architecture and integration
- Accounting policies and procedures
Patrick Leonard serves as Managing Director and Washington Market Leader at MorganFranklin. He is responsible for shaping the strategic direction of the company's capabilities, as well as the development of service offerings, business development, methodology development, client delivery, and quality assurance programs. Patrick also contributes to the identification of new market and service opportunities, the evaluation of strategic ventures and alliances, and analysis of strategic acquisitions.
Patrick possesses more than 15 years of experience delivering integrated solutions to global enterprises based upon his expertise in business and IT strategy, enterprise transformation efforts, process improvement, accounting policies and procedures, and systems architecture and integration.
Patrick's consulting experience also includes business and technical management responsibilities, including strategy development, operations review, process design, organizational design, enterprise architecture, application configuration, and change management. Patrick has implemented system and process solutions for operations areas including finance, billing, customer care, supply chain, and decision support application solutions.
His accounting expertise includes U.S. and international GAAP, internal and external audit, accounting policy, internal control process development, and financial and operational due diligence. Patrick has served clients in a variety of industries including telecom, media and entertainment, energy, technology, consumer products, and government contracting. Patrick has also advised large global companies including AOL, Conde Naste, AT&T, BellSouth, British Telecommunications, plc, Verizon Communications, XO Communications, MCI, Intelsat, U.S. Foodservice, and AES.
"I am motivated by tackling new challenges and finding ways to apply learnings from past experiences to drive new innovations. Bringing together different viewpoints and experiences to find creative solutions is what makes me excited to come to work every day."
Prior to joining MorganFranklin, Patrick held senior leadership roles at IBM Business Consulting Services, formerly PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting. Before moving into management consulting, he was part of the Coopers & Lybrand LLP high-tech audit practice, performing audits for companies such as Digital Equipment and British Telecommunications, plc.
After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and international business from the University of Oregon, Patrick completed an MBA at Carnegie Mellon University, specializing in finance and information systems strategy. In 1997, Patrick was licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Virginia. He also serves on the fundraising committee for the Breath of Life Gala benefiting the D.C. Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
