Michael Patrick
External Research & Development, Chick-fil-A
Michael currently works in Innovation at Chick-fil-A, Inc., leading the External Research & Development Team; in this role, his team is responsible for building relationships across the venture ecosystem to identify start-ups with solutions to address business challenges and accelerate innovation. Michael is the former founder of Thanks Geoffrey, a technology enabled home service company. In his prior roles, Michael was Vice President of Marketing for Carroll Organization, a real estate private equity firm. Additionally, Michael worked for Goldman Sachs, Investment Management Division. He played basketball at the University of Georgia graduating with a degree in Marketing. He also earned his MBA in Finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Michael, his wife Brittany and their four year old twins live in Chamblee, Georgia.