Originally from Oklahoma, Patrick currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and daughter. He has been an actuary for almost 20 years, helping to quantify and manage a variety of risks for organizations in both established and nascent sectors.

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Patrick holds bachelor's degrees in both statistics and business administration from UC Berkeley. In his spare time, he helps to administer a bipartisan political discussion group, which has given him a greater appreciation for how people can disagree productively and respectfully.