Pat Eilers

Pat Eilers

No. 24, 25
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	(1966-09-03) September 3, 1966 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:	Mendota Heights (MN) St. Thomas Academy
College:	Yale Notre Dame
Undrafted:	1990
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (1990–1991) Phoenix Cardinals (1992)* Washington Redskins (1992–1994) Chicago Bears (1995)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 34 Fumble recoveries: 7 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Patrick Christopher Eilers (born September 3, 1966) is an American former professional football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins, and Chicago Bears. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and was a member of the 1988 Fighting Irish team, which won a national championship.

He graduated with degrees in biology and mechanical engineering in 1989 and 1990, respectively from Notre Dame. Prior to attending Notre Dame, he spent his first year of university at Yale, where he was a member of the Yale Bulldogs football team. Furthermore, after the end of his playing career in the NFL, he earned a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

Eilers is currently the founder and managing partner of Transition Equity Partners (TEP), a private equity firm investing in energy & digital companies. Prior to founding TEP in 2020, Eilers was a managing director within BlackRock's infrastructure Investment Group, and headed the firms corporate equity and special situation investments within the conventional power industry. Prior to BlackRock, Eilers served as a managing director of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC and oversaw its energy, power and chemicals practice. Pat worked at Madison Dearborn Partners from 1999 to 2015.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference