Pat joined VenGrowth in 2001, and has over 28 years of experience in high technology specializing in the fields of communications, semiconductors, and convergence. Before VenGrowth, he held senior managerial roles at Nortel Networks and Bell Northern Research (BNR), where he launched several highly successful network products, winning the Nortel President’s award for innovation in 1997. Pat holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University.