Patrick Henry
As the CEO of GroGuru, Mr. Henry runs an exciting AgTech company that is changing the way that farmers grow crops, by using AI and an innovative hardware-enabled SaaS system for strategic irrigation management.
He is a serial entrepreneur that has run five different startup companies, and has had multiple exits including an IPO on NASDAQ with a $1 billion valuation. His articles about entrepreneurship can be found in Inc Magazine, FastCompany, Entrepreneur, The Huffington Post, and other publications. He has been featured on CNBC, Bloomberg Television, and in Forbes. He is also the author of the best-selling and critically acclaimed book, PLAN COMMIT WIN: 90 Days to Creating a Fundable Startup.
Mr. Henry was the winner of 2008 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Technology, San Diego Daily Transcript 2008 Top Influentials in the Technology Industry, and 2011 San Diego Business Journal Most Admired CEO.
He has a Bachelor of Engineering from Georgia Tech, and a MBA from USC.