Patrick Abouchalache

Patrick has over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur, investor, and mentor. His global family business / office, institutional and non-profit career spans a variety of industries including hospitality, consumer, technology, business services, education and real estate.

He is the founder and Managing Director of The PEGA Group, a Boston and New York-based operating, investment and advisory firm.

He previously worked as an investment banker in Salomon Brothers / Citigroup’s Global Telecom and European M&A Groups as well as an investment analyst at the International Finance Corporation.

Patrick received a B.S. in Economics, cum laude, from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from INSEAD. Patrick grew up between the U.S., Europe and Lebanon, and speaks French, Spanish and Arabic.

Patrick’s active teaching and community involvement includes mentoring undergraduates and graduates, international students, military veterans and working adults across cultures and backgrounds as well as raising awareness and funding for many non-profits. He is teaching Hospitality Entrepreneurship in Fall 2020 and continuing to work with the BUild Lab and Questrom.