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General Manager
ModMed
Patrick Herde is the General Manager of Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, and Pain Management at ModMed®, overseeing sales, marketing, product, and client services for the specialties. Prior to this role, he was the senior director of product management and led the cross-specialty and enterprise roadmap for EMA®. He is a veteran in technology product management and marketing. In his prior position at Watsco Ventures, Patrick launched the e-com startup ComfortUp.com and scaled it to profitability. As an executive at CBSSports.com, Patrick led the growth of several large businesses: CBS Sports Mobile, CBS Fantasy Sports, and the Emmy Award-winning NCAA March Madness on Demand. Starting his tech career with Ziff-Davis, Patrick rose quickly through the ranks at a couple of Silicon Valley dot-com startups during the boom days and pivoted into enterprise software at Documentum after the dot-com bust. Patrick later directed the first Intel Developer Forum in Brazil while living in São Paulo and working for the semiconductor giant. He also consulted for Hewlett-Packard Latin America. Patrick holds several degrees including a double master's of business administration from the University of Texas at Austin and Brazilian business school Fundação Getúlio Vargas, a master of arts from the University of Louisville, and a bachelor of arts from Centre College of Kentucky.