Mr. DaCruz joined Patriot in 2021 and is responsible for building and maintaining financial models, performing due diligence, and monitoring portfolio companies.

Prior to joining Patriot, Mr. DaCruz was a director at FinPro, a boutique consulting and investment banking firm focused on community banks. During his time at FinPro, Mr. DaCruz’s responsibilities included assisting with strategic plans and budgeting, performing strategic reviews of companies, supporting on buy-side and sell-side M&A engagements, and running ALM and ERM analyses. Prior to FinPro, Mr. DaCruz worked at MKM Partners as an equity research associate covering homebuilding and building products companies.

Mr. DaCruz earned his B.S. in Finance from Rutgers University – New Brunswick in 2015.