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Leading design and development (on a pro bono basis) of the largest college stadium project ever - $850 million initiative to build next generation college football stadium at Northwestern University. Project is reimagining game day and year round experiences while building a community asset. Impact includes $208 million in contracts for women and minority owned businesses and a $10 million workforce development program to move underemployed residents into high skilled, good paying careers. Project is 100% privately financed with $0 in public funding.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

CoPilot is an AI-Assisted shopping app helping consumers navigate big ticket purchases, starting with shopping for and buying cars as well as everything else associated with that purchase. CoPilot monetizes via an Insurtech marketplace.CoPilot has raised $40 million in Seed & Series A funding. Investors include: PayPal/Affirm CoFounder Max Levchin/SciFi Ventures, Arthur Patterson (CoFounder Accel Partners), Chicago Ventures, Next Coast Ventures

Chicago, Il, Us

Member of the Board of Directors of industry leader in specialized risk management (NYSE:RYAN)

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Started career as a teacher on Chicago's West Side and a 3x social entrepreneur in education. The major initiatives Pat founded are now unified under the Accelerate Institute with a focus on developing the "achievement accelerating"​ school leaders of today and tomorrow:∙ Alain Locke Charter School—Located in the heart of Chicago's West Side, Alain Locke is one of the most successful charter schools in United States, achieving the #1 test score gains in the history of Illinois'​ ISAT standard test. Alain Locke, recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as one of 7 charter schools in the United States best "Closing the Achievement Gap"​, serves as a model and demonstration site to train emerging school leaders in "achievement accelerating" school leadership.∙ Accelerate Institute—A partnership with Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, Accelerate is the first urban principal training program to focus on developing “achievement accelerating” school leaders. Accelerate has prepared high impact principals for schools in Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, San Jose, Washington, D.C., Memphis, New Orleans and Houston.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

INCISENT Labs Group is a startup studio to incubate innovative technologies that spin out into high growth technology companies. INCISENT Labs Group also serves as an investment company for Pat's investments in startup studio and Chicago Ventures companies.Companies include creating two high growth SaaS companies, both of which have been ranked as one of the four fastest growing software companies in the U.S. in Inc Magazines'​ Inc 500 rankings (FirstLook #4: 2008) (MAX Digital #3: 2014). Both were successfully sold to ACV Auctions (NASDAQ:ACVA). In these roles Pat received a United States Patent for an earlier generation expert system along with the leaders of Northwestern University’s AI DevLab (who later founded successful AI journalism startup Narrative Science)Our most recent company to spin out was CoPilot in 2018. CoPilot is a AI-Assisted shopping app helping consumers navigate big ticket purchases, starting with shopping for, buying and maintaining their cars. CoPilot monetizes via an Insurtech marketplace.

Member of Board of Directors of $50 billion Diversified Transportation Holding Company led by founder Roger Penske.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

CoFounder of Chicago's largest early stage venture capital fund (over $100 million under mgt). Pat served as the Chairman of Chicago Ventures and its Investment Committee through the end of 2018 when he left to focus full time on a new startup. Prominent CV investments include Cameo, Spot Hero, G2 Crowd, M1 Finance, Kin Insurance and project44.

Buffalo, New York, Us

Founder of cloud-based digital retailing software company recognized by Inc Magazine as the #3 fastest growing software company in the United States in its 2014 Inc 500 rankings. MAX Digital's digital retailing technologies are transforming the way cars are sold in the United States. Successfully exited to ACV Auctions (NASDAQ:ACVA).

Co-Founder of SaaS company FirstLook which provides analytical (inventory management) software for the automotive industry. FirstLook's dramatic growth was recognized by Inc. Magazine in 2008 as the #4 fastest growing software company in the United States in its Inc 500 rankings. Successfully exited to ACV Auctions (NASDAQ:ACVA).

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