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Patrick Monahan
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707 Hub

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America
(414) 288-7522

Director of Innovation, 707 Hub

Instructor of Practice, Entrepreneurship

Throughout my career I've been a neuroscientist, consultant, director of human resources, educator, rugby coach, director of innovation and of course, an entrepreneur. 

I believe that entrepreneurship is about more than startups.  Students may or may not form a company, but that doesn't mean that they can't learn how to think, overcome, problem solve, lead, brainstorm, hustle, tell stories, work in teams and create like an entrepreneur. 

This belief is reflected both in the courses I teach and how I teach them. Providing students the experiential opportunities to develop and practice these skills is critical to a complete education.  Innovators and entrepreneurs need to exist in all professions throughout the world and workforce - they will be the ones that solve the challenges that we face. At the end of the day, what the students learn is more than a ‘skill set’ or a ‘mind set’ but an entirely new philosophical approach to doing, well, anything.

Ultimately, entrepreneurs/innovators are creative problems solvers who are able to thrive during times of uncertainty, opposition and change. 

Education

BS - ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳ - 2005

MS - Loyola University Chicago - 2008

MS - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 2014

MA - University of Notre Dame - 2022

PhD - ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳ - In Progress 

Research Interests

Current research focuses on developing an innovation paradigm that is guided by Ignatian principles.