Patrick McKenna is an experienced entrepreneur, investor and business leader. He co-founded Catalyst Opportunity Funds to bring much needed capital to re-emerging American cities. He founded HighRidge Venture Partners on the premise that 'Talent is Everywhere' and actively seeks investments outside of Silicon Valley. He has also co-founded 4 companies and invested in more than 40 with exits valued over one billion dollars. As a philanthropist, he founded One America Works, a non-profit focused on addressing the U.S. geographic economic divide by connecting Silicon Valley growth companies with high potential cities across America. Previously, Patrick worked in M&A at Morgan Stanley and served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He holds an MBA from Georgetown University and a B.S. from the University of Southern California