Founder & CEO PLatforum9
Patricia Gannon
| Currently serving as the Founder and CEO of Platforum9, a specialized social audio app designed for lawyers, Patricia is an Irish Solicitor with over two decades of experience. She was a founding partner of the largest regional law firm in the former Yugoslavia, where she oversaw a team of more than 200 professionals. Her extensive background encompasses leadership, management, business development, and strategic expansion.
Having worked at the European Commission in Brussels, a German law firm in Munich and a top law firm in Dublin, she brings a level of internationalism and professionalism to the regional practice. She is a founding member of the Serbian Private Equity Association (SPEA) and served as Chair of the European Forum of the International Bar Association and presently as a member of the Advisory Board. She works with start-ups in Germany, Ireland and Serbia through local accelerator Start Labs and as an Advisor to Impact Hub. She is the founder of the WE Angels network of women entrepreneurs supporting women-led business in the Balkans and the initiator of Here-4-Her, a movement designed to empower women through the development of skills and networks. As a committed advocate of corporate philanthropy, she was a key driver of the Serbian Philanthrophic Forum, an umbrella forum of the country’s leading foundations, with a particular focus on developing standards of practice. |
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