Patrick Gahan is an experienced entrepreneur and philanthropist with a strong understanding of the financial and operational cost efficiencies involved in the organization and execution of various types of businesses. He began his career with Booz Allen Hamilton and Lockheed Martin, developing custom software applications and managing large teams of software engineers. He then founded, grew, and sold Seismic LLC, which specialized in creating custom cybersecurity software applications primarily for serving the government intelligence sector. Mr. Gahan founded what evolved into ALDER Capital Partners in 2011 while building a rental real estate portfolio which ultimately grew into four vintages of private SFR investment entities and four income, debt, and venture funds. He is currently a principal owner, managing member or financial partner in several different funds and operating entities, as well as a board member of and advisory consultant to several start-up companies.Since inception, ALDER Capital Partners and its affiliate entities have underwritten and funded over $100M in loans, and secured real estate backed financing of over $60M across a number of private lenders. The team at ALDER prioritizes credit risk assessment and management as a critical aspect of operations.Mr. Gahan brings a wealth of pertinent experience and value to complex restructuring engagements through his expertise in modeling, creative deal structure, contract review, and track record for negotiating win-win scenarios in difficult business situations. He has brought hands on turnaround experience in the cryptocurrency sector over the last several years, along with strong relationships in domestic banking, strategic private debt, equity, and crypto broker-dealers.