Pat Contreras is a highly accomplished Vice President of Business Development with a vast range of experience and expertise in several sectors. He is known for his proactive, engaging style that helps create synergistic teams that understand an owner's mission and deliver value. Pat's impressive educational background includes studying Master of Public Administration (MPA), Public and Economy Policy at Columbia University - School of International and Public Affairs, International Business Strategy at London School of Economics and Political Science, and BSBA, Economics and International Business at Saint Louis University.

Pat has held several high-profile positions throughout his career, including serving as Vice President, Business Development at McCownGordon Construction, Partner at Truman National Security Project, and Veterans Task Force at Jackson County MO Veterans Task Force. He has also been a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, an advisor at Hispanic Heritage Foundation, a U.S. Diplomat/Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Department of State, a research associate at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and a Coro Fellow at Coro Leadership Center - St. Louis, among others.

He has a strong record of community involvement, having been a former statewide political candidate for Contreras for Treasurer, and an advisor at the Missouri Department of Economic Development at the State of Missouri. Pat has valuable skills in strategy, business development, and public relations acquired while working as a consultant.