# Pat Morand

> Pat Morand is a startup investor at Open Prairie. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Open Prairie](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/open-prairie)
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Pat Morand is a startup investor at Open Prairie. Pat is the President of Open Prairie Ventures and Managing Director of the Southwest Michigan First Life Science Fund. Pat is responsible for sourcing all potential investments, leading due diligence, and overseeing the fund's portfolio company management teams.Pat’s expertise is in complex regulated industries, with special strength inturnaround management, investor relations and accountability standards and performance. Prior to joining Open Prairie, Pat was a three-time chief executive officer in the biologics industry; vice president of Commercial Operations for Genesis Therapeutics; executive vice president of Sequitor Medical Technologies; and Executive in Residence of the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse.

## About Open Prairie

VC Fund · Champaign, United States

Open Prairie is a private equity fund management company with extensive roots in agriculture and rural America. The Open Prairie team has continually focused on increasing financial access in underserved communities and has managed investment portfolios spanning from venture capital to agriculture.

5 contacts available at Open Prairie.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dennis Beard | Partner & CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dennis-beard |
| Jason Wrone | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-wrone |
| Jim Schultz | Founder & Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-schultz-2 |
| Pat Morand | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pat-morand |
| Sam Hogg | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-hogg |

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