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Zachery Patton

Management Consultant

Zachery Patton is a Management Consultant at the University of Pittsburgh’s Small Business Development Center. Currently, he works with startups and small businesses out of the Washington and Waynesburg offices. Zachery brings experience in the restaurant industry, business development, as well as sustainability initiatives. His focus is to help entrepreneurs position themselves to succeed and prosper.

Before he joined the Small Business Development Center, Zachery was the Technology Transfer Coordinator at the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory.

Zachery holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and a Masters of Business Administration from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

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EMAIL: zpatton@innovation.pitt.edu

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