Patrick Yanahan is President of USA Strategies, a leading industry research and strategic marketing firm in Wheaton, Illinois. Yanahan has been an industry expert in the areas of plastics, chemicals, machinery, and technology for more than 20 years. Yanahan also serves as the Executive in Residence (EIR) and program head for the Innovation E-Celerator initiative at Elmhurst University in Elmhurst, Illinois. Yanahan holds a Masters of Business Administration from Elmhurst University, as well as a Certificate in Computer Science and additional coursework from Harvard University.