Patrick J. Sweeney II is a best-selling author, technology entrepreneur, active angel investor, and philanthropist. With over two decades of experience in the tech industry, he is a renowned innovator who has created and scaled several successful companies and investments.
His most recent venture, DaVinci 3.0, focuses on crypto mining using only renewable energy sources, and his non-profit, Chamonix Crypto Community, helps people learn to use Web 3 technology for good. In 2020, Patrick released the book Fear is Fuel- the surprising power to find passion, purpose and peak performance which hit #5 on the Wall Street Journal Best Seller list.
He is also the Director and co-producer of Human Unity, a feature length documentary on the rise of global volunteerism to help Ukraine, for which he has filmed more than 30 days in Ukraine since the start of the war. He has won numerous film festival awards for his previous documentary film productions.
In addition to his impressive business career, Patrick has 10 patents, holds an MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School and a BS from the University of New Hampshire. He is a moderator for the highly regarded YWhales community of Young President’s Organization (YPO) verified CEOs involved in the Web3 space, is Co-Chair of YPO's International Film Festival and is an active participant in the OlympusDao, KlimaDAO, and several other emerging platforms.
As an athlete he finished 2nd in the Olympic trials in rowing, raced the World Cup for three years, won the Race Across America in 2018, holds several world-record athletic achievements, and is an award-winning stunt pilot.