Shilen Patel
Shilen Patel | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Babson College, Columbia University, London Business School |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, entrepreneur, investor |
| Title | Owner of West Bromwich Albion F.C. (2024–present) Founder & CEO of HealthAxis Group |
Shilen Patel is an American businessman, entrepreneur and investor. He is the majority shareholder and chairman of English association football club West Bromwich Albion.
Career
[edit]Patel was born in Tampa, and still resides in Florida. He received a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Babson College in 2002, and an MBA from Columbia University and London Business School in 2013.[1] Patel sold his first company, Visionary HealthWare, in 2011.
He is the founder and CEO of HealthAxis Group, a healthcare software company based in Tampa.[2][3]
Patel is active in the running of the Drs. Kiran and Pallavi Patel Family Office portfolio. He is co-founder and Chairman of the TiE Tampa Bay Angel Fund, and in 2019 he chaired the Community Empowerment Lab, a non-profit focused on entrepreneurship and community building. In 2021, he became a trustee of the University of South Florida.[4]
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
[edit]In February 2024, Patel completed the takeover of West Bromwich Albion from a Chinese business group headed by Guochuan Lai, acquiring an 87.8% shareholding in the club via his company Bilkul Football WBA, owned by Patel and his father Kiran C Patel. The acquisition made him the first Indian American to own a football club in the English football league system.[5]
Patel also owns a minority shareholding in Italian Serie A club Bologna which he has held since 2014.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Patel is the son of Dr Kiran C Patel, a Zambian-born, Florida based businessman and entrepreneur; and Dr Pallavi Patel. [7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Shilen Patel CEO HealthAxis Group". Business Journals Leadership Trust. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Who is Shilen Patel? The potential new West Brom owner". OneFootball. 28 February 2024.
- ^ Brown, Jo-Lynn (3 February 2022). "Shilen Patel's vision of community building is the foundation of his business and his life". Tampa Bay Business & Wealth. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Shilen Patel - Founder & CEO of HealthAxis Group". St. Petersburg Group. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Brown, Jo-Lynn (27 February 2024). "Exclusive: Shilen Patel discusses his acquisition of West Bromwich Albion Football Club".
- ^ "Patel completes West Bromwich Albion takeover". BBC Sport. 28 February 2024.
- ^ Martinez, Amy (29 February 2024). "Floridian of the Year: Kiran Patel: 'First, I give to charity'". Florida Trend. Retrieved 29 February 2024.