Tom Patterson

Tom Patterson is a General Partner at New Enterprise Associates based in Menlo Park, California, where he focuses on enterprise software, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity investments. Before joining the $25 billion venture capital firm in 2022, he served as Chief Operating Officer at Snowflake prior to its 2020 initial public offering and held the Vice President of Product role at Marketo before its acquisition by Adobe. Patterson currently holds board positions at several high-growth technology companies, including Netskope, Snyk, and Rubrik, the latter of which achieved a $5.6 billion valuation during its April 2024 direct listing. His early career included engineering positions at IBM, and he holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Patterson leverages his extensive operational and engineering background to guide startups navigating complex data infrastructure and enterprise business transformations.