Patty Alper is president of the Alper Portfolio Group, and is a board member of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) and US2020, the White House initiative to build mentorship in STEM careers, and the Phillips Collection. She also serves on the corporate committee for Million Women Mentors. Patty’s two decades of hands-on experience working with over 750 youth in eight schools has led her to create a Project Based Mentorship® model, bringing corporate employees to classrooms with the goal of passing on skills to the next generation.