Patrick G. Cohen
Patrick is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Caprock Solutions, Inc. He is responsible for the strategy, business development, and overall direction of the company. He has nearly 25 years of experience in the education and workforce development, commercial and residential real estate, corporate finance and advisory service fields.
Most recently, he served as the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for NPower Inc., a national nonprofit that trains underserved young adults and veterans in technology skills and places them in technology positions at Fortune 500 firms.
He raised over $15M over the past three years through national corporate partners such as Amazon Web Services, Accenture, Citi, Guardian Life Insurance and Symantec. He was with NPower for twelve years and led the significant growth and development of the program in his prior role as the National Program and Operations Director. He helped to grow the annual budget from $500K to $22M, number of students served per year from 90 to 2,000, and one site to twelve in the U.S. and Canada.
Patrick holds a Masters of Science Degree in Real Estate Development from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting from the University of Miami. Patrick is passionate about diversity, equity and inclusion, and human and community development. He serves on the board of Covenant House Florida which is focused on helping homeless youth to find a safe haven, learn job skills and to become self-sufficient.