Founder + CEOMillennial Trains Project
Patrick Dowd is a social entrepreneur who works with the world's top brands and institutions to create transformative experiences that build leaders, engage communities, and tell powerful stories.
An outspoken champion of cross-cultural understanding and purposeful travel, Dowd has been a featured speaker at the White House, US Department of State, the US Mission to the United Nations, and many local community organizations across America. His work has been profiled in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Forbes, Mashable, and Fast Company.
As founder and CEO of the Millennial Trains Project, Dowd has pioneered an award-winning model for trans-regional leadership development and helped organizations such as NBCUniversal, The Rockefeller Foundation, US Department of State, IDEO, and National Geographic Traveler to forge authentic connections with next-generation innovators.
In addition to having served as the youngest-ever Editor-at-Large for National Geographic Traveler, Dowd has been recognized by GOOD Magazine as one of the world's top 100 individuals at the cutting-edge of creative impact. Previously, Dowd worked as a J.P. Morgan investment banking analyst, U.S. Senate campaign speechwriter, and legal reporter. He was also a Fulbright Scholar in India, where he produced a documentary on informal sector e-waste recycling.
Dowd is a graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, where he served as Student Body President and honed his proficiency in French and Hindi. He is currently an MBA candidate at the University of Oxford, where his studies are focused on global strategy and innovation. A member of the Explorers Club, he has traveled to over 50 countries.