Kenneth Pate

Kenneth (Kenny) Pate is a product leader at Petco with over 20 years of experience in both startups and large enterprises. They have held significant roles at prominent companies, including Vice President of Product Management at eBay Inc and Thirty Madison, where they led product teams to drive revenue and optimize performance. As Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Emparty, they launched a two-sided marketplace prior to the company's closure during the pandemic. Kenny also served as General Manager at Scalable, achieving over $100 million in global GMV, and has held roles at The Walt Disney Company and Deliv. They earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.