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{{Infobox person
| name        = Patrick McKenna 
|nationality  = American
| alma_mater  = University of Southern California 
| occupation  = [[Investor]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Nurturing a future tech hub: South Florida efforts accelerate|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/biz-monday/article38745051.html|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=[[Miami Herald]]|language=en}}</ref> 
| yearsactive = 2009–present 
| known_for   = Young Entrepreuneur of the Year
| website     = 
}}

'''Patrick McKenna''' is an American entrepreneur and investor based in San Francisco Bay Area.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Miami Tech Scene Is Heating Up|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/03/miami-tech/|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=[[TechCrunch]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Angel Investor Patrick McKenna|url=https://angel.co/patrick-mckenna|website=angel.co|publisher=[[AngelList]]|accessdate=21 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Silicon Valley Rebrands Itself as Good for the Rest of America|url=https://www.wired.com/2017/05/silicon-valley-rebrands-good-rest-america/|accessdate=19 October 2017|work=WIRED}}</ref>
Patrick McKenna won ''Young Entrepreuneur of the Year'' award from the chamber of commerce for greater Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Celebrating Small Biz Owners: Patrick McKenna, DMi Partners, Inc.|url=http://news.chamberphl.com/2009/10/celebrating-small-biz-owners-patrick-mckenna-dmi-partners-inc/|publisher=news.chamberphl.com|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref>
==Career==
Patrick McKenna graduated from [[University of Southern California]] in 1992. Patrick also obtained his MBA from McDonough School of Business. In 2009, Patrick founded the HighRidge Global, a private investment and advisory firm.<ref>{{cite news|title=Miami Innovation District idea gaining tech community support|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article25119775.html|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=[[Miami Herald]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Valley Resources Impress Technology Delegation|url=http://businessjournaldaily.com/valley-resources-impress-technology-delegation/|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=Business Journal Daily}}</ref>
According to The Vindicator, Patrick McKenna with a group of 13 entrepreneurs examined possible investments opportunities in the Youngstown, Ohio at the invitation of U.S. Rep. [[Tim Ryan (politician)|Tim Ryan]] of Howland, D-13th.<ref>{{cite news|title=High-tech investment owner likes Mahoning Valley|url=http://www.vindy.com/news/2017/feb/22/high-tech-investment-owner-likes-mahoning-valley/?print|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=The Vindicator}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Valley Resources Impress Technology Delegation|url=http://businessjournaldaily.com/valley-resources-impress-technology-delegation/|accessdate=19 October 2017|work=Business Journal Daily|date=23 February 2017}}</ref>

==Institutional positions==
* Co-founder DMi Partners<ref>{{cite news|last1=Torres|first1=Nichole L.|title=Got Money?|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/190226|accessdate=19 October 2017|work=Entrepreneur|date=8 February 2008|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=DMi Partners CEO Speaks on Entrepreneurship at the Wharton Small Business Development Center|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dmi-partners-ceo-speaks-entrepreneurship-151756179.html|accessdate=19 October 2017|work=[[Yahoo! Finance]]}}</ref>
* Founder of HighRidge Global.<ref>{{cite web|title=Miami Beach, Florida (FL) Political Contributions by Individuals - Donations to Congress, local, or national races, Republican or Democrat and other candidates|url=http://www.city-data.com/elec2/16/elec-MIAMI-BEACH-FL-16-part3.html|publisher=[[City-Data]]|accessdate=21 May 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=A 3-point plan to create tech jobs in the heartland {{!}} VentureBeat|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/06/28/a-3-point-plan-to-create-tech-jobs-in-the-heartland/|accessdate=19 October 2017|work=VentureBeat}}</ref>
* YLF Fellows at National Committee on United States–China Relations<ref>{{cite web|title=AMERICAN YLF FELLOWS - NCUSC|url=https://www.ncuscr.org/sites/default/files/members2002_2015.pdf|publisher=National Committee on United States–China Relations|accessdate=21 May 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==Other websites==
* {{official website|https://www.highridgeglobal.com/}}

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