About

Peter O’Keefe is a professional in the financial services industry, an advisor to both privately held & publicly traded companies and a Venture Partner in one of our nations leading cyber-security investment funds. He is a recognized national political operative who served as a liaison to the business community in the Clinton White House.

Mr. O’Keefe is a Venture Partner in the venture capital firm Paladin Capital Group, a global investment fund with over $1 billion in AUM and a focus on advanced security technologies. He consults for numerous companies involved in financial services, infrastructure, technology and Big Data seeking guidance on the intersection between capital markets and governments through his company Capital Management International. He specializes in public policy at the state level. He also is a Partner at one of Washington, DC’s leading bi-partisan public affairs firms, Forbes-Tate. He currently sits on the Advisory Board of Babcock & Wilcox (NYSE:BW), previously served on the public Board of Leaf Clean Energy and the Board of privately held Regscan until its sale to Enhesa Company.

Mr. O’Keefe has worked on more than dozen political campaigns beginning with the Clinton for President campaign of 1992. He has served as a Finance Vice-Chair for the Democratic National Committee as well as a member of the Biden for President Finance Committee. He is a five time National Treasurer for the Democratic Governors Association from 2014-2018, a record, and helped lead the association to its most successful fundraising campaign where it raised more than $250 million and picked up eight key governorships. In 2013 he played a leading role in the election of his longtime friend, Terry McAuliffe, as the 72nd Governor of Virginia. 

Previously, Mr. O’Keefe was a registered professional with the National Association of Securities Dealers. He served as the Senior Advisor to the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and as the Director of Major Donor Development for the William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation. 



Mr. O’Keefe served on The White House staff during the Clinton Administration and spearheaded the President’s effort to coordinate with the business community to pass key sections of the Clinton Economic Program. 



He holds degrees from Marist College and the London School of Economics. 
He with his wife Sara and their two children reside in Washington, DC.