Patrick Horvath

Patrick Horvath is an attorney by training and worked for almost 13 years as the associate director of the Urban Justice Center, a civil legal services program in New York City that provides legal assistance to single homeless adults. Patrick and his family moved to Denver, Colo., in 2000, and for 21 years he was a program officer and director at The Denver Foundation, the main community foundation for the region. He directed the foundation's Strengthening Neighborhoods Program, a grassroots community development program, for 11 years, and developed and directed the foundation's Economic Opportunity program area for 10 years. He also served in various leadership roles before leaving the foundation at the end of 2020. Following his ILI fellowship, Mr. Horvath took a position in 2022 as the Administrative Officer of Center for Community Wealth Building, which builds the economic strength of disinvested communities. He is an active board member of CEDS Finance, a community development financial institution that provides access to entrepreneurs and business owners who do not have access to traditional capital sources.