Pat Connaughton
NBA Champion, Philanthropist, and Co-Founder & CEO of Three Leaf Partners
Pat Connaughton, an NBA Champion and dual-sport pro, pairs his athletic career with leadership as CEO of Three Leaf Partners and a foundation founder impacting over 65,000 student-athletes through courts and community programs.
Topics
- Business
- Entrepreneurship
- Philanthropy
- Teamwork
- Leadership
Social
Bio
Pat Connaughton is a two sport professional athlete and NBA Champion, who was selected in the MLB draft in 2014 and NBA draft in 2015. After an illustrious basketball and baseball career at the University of Notre Dame, Connaughton capped off his time there with the Men’s Basketball’s only Conference Championship in the ACC.
Connaughton is Co-Founder and CEO of real estate development company, Three Leaf Partners, headquartered in Milwaukee with the mission of connecting professional athletes with business executives through the vehicle of real estate. Three Leaf Partners currently has 20 employees, 224 investors, and 21 projects in its portfolio.
Connaughton started the Pat Connaughton Foundation in 2016 and uses its three pillars – clinics, courts, and character – to carry out its mission of paying forward the access to athletics to the next generation of student athletes. The foundation has 20 courts completed, and in the last 9 years, held 28 clinics and impacted 65,689 student-athletes.
Speakers
Jim Nantz
3x Emmy Award Winner, 5x National Sportscaster of the Year, and Bestselling Author
Arielle Chambers
Multimedia Journalist, ESPN & Andscape Host, and Founder of HighlightHER
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Professional Race Car Driver, Team Owner, Broadcaster, Author, and Entrepreneur
Roger Steele
Golf Enthusiast, Content Creator, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, and TGL Host
Russell Westbrook
Chairman of Russell Westbrook Enterprises, 2017 NBA MVP, Top 75 NBA Player of All-Time, and Philanthropist
Robin Roberts
Co-Anchor of “Good Morning America”, President of Rock’n Robin Productions, and Best-Selling Author
Blake Griffin
14-year NBA Veteran, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, 2011 NBA Rookie of the Year, and 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30
Richard Jefferson
ESPN and YES Network Analyst, NBA Today Studio Analyst, In-Game Color Analyst, and 17-Year NBA Veteran
Sharlee Jeter
President, Turn 2 Foundation, Inc. and VP of Strategy & Development, Jeter Ventures
