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 investment opportunities outside of Silicon Valley. He co-founded 4 companies including Baltimore-based Facet Wealth, a Fintech company focused on delivering high quality professional financial planning to average U.S. households, and 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, he co-founded and operated as a senior executive at several technology companies including NexRep, Keniks and LiveOps. Prior to that, 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