Principal and President for Hawkeye Hotels, one of the fastest growing, privately-owned hotel companies in the country. Hawkeye Hotels currently owns and operates over 60 hotels, with ownership in an additional 30. Since joining Hawkeye Hotels, Patel has personally overseen development or acquisition of over 50 hotels with total raised capital exceeding $1.5 Billion. Since his involvement, the total portfolio of Hawkeye Hotels has seen growth from a handful of hotels to being a premier developer with Hilton, Marriott and InterContinental, with more than 10,000 rooms open or soon to be, and employing over 1,500 employees. These properties will create an estimated 20-year economic impact of over $5 billion in the state of Iowa alone. Furthermore, Patel oversees all aspects of the company from daily operations to strategic positioning.

Transforming Education through Technology. Our mission at HLT is to harness the power of students’ smartphones and tablets to make learning a more effective, convenient and engaging experience.-Raised over $1 million in initial seed funding, including the former CEO of ACT.-Named to Inc Magazine's 8 startups worth watching.-Users in 50 states, 170 countries, and over 250,000 downloads.-#1 grossing educational app in iStore, top 100 overall out of millions.-Awarded innovation of the year, startup of the year, mobile app of the year.http://www.hltcorp.com

Built By Iowa is an early to mid-stage business fund/incubator to be launched in the Fall of 2013. BBI will bring growth capital, mentors, and strategy to budding entrepreneurs looking to take the next step. Stay tuned for further developments!

TelePharm is a turnkey telepharmacy solution that dramatically reduces labor costs, human errors, and workflow inefficiencies, enabling a remote pharmacist to inspect and verify prescriptions at each telepharmacy to ensure accurate dispensing by onsite technicians. Our solution integrates seamlessly with any Pharmacy Management System, providing a remote verification and web-based workflow software with a HIPAA-compliant video counseling component. TelePharm began as a solution for the economic challenges faced by rural pharmacies, but our tools scale to fit a pharmacy of any size and script volume as well as multi-store scenarios. Please visit us at www.telepharm.com to learn more.

A longtime political advocate and donor to progressive causes and politicians, Ravi announced a run for Congress in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District in February of 2015. He was the second Democrat to enter the race which triggered a Primary contest.Running as a self-described pro-growth progressive, Patel mounted a powerful insurgent campaign.-In his first financial reporting period, Patel posted a staggering $539,658 haul, which was more than double what any candidate had raised for the office in any quarter in the previous election cycle. This figure landed Patel in the number three spot among all Democratic candidates running for Congress that year in the entire country. -Patel's race garnered international attention by news outlets throughout India because the prospect of his election to office would have made him the first Indian American elected to federal office from Iowa and the first millennial from Iowa to reach federal office.-Prior to announcing his bid for office, Ravi was listed as one of the 50 Most Wanted Democrats in the State of Iowa by the Des Moines Register. He was later listed as a Rising Star in Iowa Politics by Iowa Starting Line.