Patrick Despres-Gallagher

Patrick Despres-Gallagher is the Founder and CEO of Rhythm, a holding company for "experiences infrastructure" businesses, effective January 2024. In addition to leading Rhythm, Despres-Gallagher advises and sometimes engages in angel investing with various startups, including Ampersand and Birdie Houses, since June 2023. Previously, Despres-Gallagher co-founded and served as CEO of Stage, focusing on billing automation for software from October 2021 to December 2023. Despres-Gallagher's experience also includes roles at Loom, Dalgaard Family Office, RapidSOS, and Deloitte, where responsibilities ranged from product development to senior consulting. Educational qualifications consist of an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BA with honors in International Relations and Economics from The Johns Hopkins University.