Patrick Graham Honored in Tulsa Business’ 40 under 40 list, which recognizes Oklahoma’s rising stars, as nominated by readers and chosen by the Editors.

April 29, 2009. Patrick Graham of ClearRidge Capital is honored in Tulsa Business’ annual 40 Under 40 list, which recognizes Oklahoma’s rising stars. The list includes business and political leaders under 40 years old who bear watching.

Name: Patrick Graham

Title: Senior Associate

Age: 30

Company: ClearRidge Capital

City: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Profile: Patrick Graham, senior associate at ClearRidge Capital, is a born and bred Oklahoman, originally from Edmond, who, after graduating from the University of Oklahoma in 2001, settled in Tulsa.

“I decided to come to Tulsa and work for Williams Communications, which had just spun off from Williams. It was a great opportunity,” said Graham. “The decision for me was made much easier as not only did I have two of my uncles and their families living in Tulsa, but my college sweetheart was a Tulsa native and was returning back home to Tulsa as well. It was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I’m now married to that girl and we have a wonderful network of family and friends. We have a yellow lab named Dillon our first child, a girl.”

Graham said he has always had an interest in working with both numbers and people and that “ClearRidge provides me the opportunity to combine these in a way that very few Oklahoma companies can.”

His three-to-five year goal, he said, it to “have played an integral part in growing ClearRidge Capital into a nationally-renowned restructuring, turnaround, corporate finance and M&A advisory firm that serves Oklahoma and the surrounding region.”

“Family and friends are very important to me as well. I also plan on striving to be the best father and husband I can be and embrace every day with our new daughter,” he said. “Who knows, in three to five years she may have a brother or sister or two!”

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