A graduate of Harvard Business School and Georgetown University, I live in New York City. I am the author of The 10% Entrepreneur (Penguin Portfolio - April 2016). See www.patrickmcginnis.com for more.
I am also a venture capitalist and private equity investor who, after a decade on Wall Street, founded Dirigo Advisors to provide strategic advice to investors, entrepreneurs, and fast-growing businesses. In this capacity, I have worked in a range of settings, from building startups in Silicon Valley to acting as an expert consultant to the World Bank in Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.
As a 10% entrepreneur, I have built a diverse portfolio of investments outside my day job. This portfolio encompasses fast-growing new ventures in the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Asia, including ipsy, the world’s largest online beauty community; Bluesmart, the inventor of the world’s first smart, connected carry-on suitcase; and Afiniti, a big data company that is reinventing the call center industry. I've been a partner in several real estate investments and a seed investor in the upcoming London stage adaptation of The Last King of Scotland.
I'm an avid traveler, writer, and speaker. I have visited more than 80 countries and I am fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and French. I write for Fortune, Fast Company, Business Insider, Huffington Post, Boston Magazine, and Forbes.
