# Patrick Taylor

> Patrick J. D. Taylor co-founded Oversight Systems in 2003 and led the financial transaction analytics company as CEO for 15 years. His career includes Internet Security Systems, software investing at TechOperators, and the book Robo-Auditing. He now serves as Managing Director of the Georgia Tech Center for Finance & Technology and Professor of the Practice.

- **Role:** Managing Director, Center for Finance & Technology, and Professor of the Practice at Georgia Tech
- **Organizations:** Oversight Systems, Georgia Institute of Technology, TechOperators Venture Capital, Internet Security Systems, Symantec, Oracle, Red Brick Systems, GO Corporation, Air2Web, Fast-Talk, Nexidia, Integrated Biometrics, SafeGuard Privacy, PowerUP
- **Education:** Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, with honors, Georgia Institute of Technology, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Oversight Systems in 2003 and led it as CEO for 15 years., Helped build a company that reported monitoring more than $2 trillion of annual spending in 2016., Authored Robo-Auditing, on applying AI in corporate finance.

## Career timeline

- **1986** — Graduated from Georgia Tech in mechanical engineering.
- **Before 2003** — Worked in software roles at Oracle, Red Brick Systems, Symantec, Internet Security Systems, Air2Web and Fast-Talk.
- **2003** — Co-founded Oversight Systems and became CEO.
- **2013** — Oversight introduced its SaaS platform, according to its 2016 investment announcement.
- **2016** — Luminate Capital Partners invested in Oversight; the company reported monitoring more than $2 trillion in annual expenditures.
- **2018** — Discussed his book Robo-Auditing on Author Hour in April; Terrence McCrossan succeeded him as Oversight CEO in July, with Taylor remaining on the board.
- **2020** — His Oversight board tenure ended with the company’s sale to TCV, according to his professional biography.
- **2024** — Listed on the Atlanta Smart Business Dealmakers host committee as a TechOperators venture partner.
- **Current; appointment date unverified** — Georgia Tech lists him as Managing Director of the Center for Finance & Technology and Professor of the Practice.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Oversight Systems in 2003 and led it as CEO for 15 years.
- Helped build a company that reported monitoring more than $2 trillion of annual spending in 2016.
- Authored Robo-Auditing, on applying AI in corporate finance.
- Joined Internet Security Systems as its twelfth employee; his tenure included its growth to more than 1,400 employees and a public listing, according to his professional biography.
- Serves in finance and technology education leadership at Georgia Tech.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research check: Georgia Tech’s current faculty directory lists Taylor as Managing Director of its Center for Finance & Technology and Professor of the Practice; this is a verification date, not an appointment date.
- **2024-07** — Crunchbase lists Taylor as the TechOperators partner investor in SafeGuard Privacy’s July 31 seed round.

## Links

- Website: https://www.scheller.gatech.edu/directory/faculty/taylor/index.html
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pjdtaylor/

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