Originally from the suburbs of Chicago, Patrick attended the University of Notre Dame where he double majored in finance and economics. Upon graduation, he returned to Chicago to work for Deloitte Consulting's Strategy & Operations practice. There, he primarily helped to advise and execute on special projects for large businesses and nonprofit organizations. After nearly three years of consulting, he decided to leave Deloitte and sign up for a year of full-time volunteer service with Mercy Volunteer Corps. This volunteer program led him to Cincinnati to work in the pastoral care department of a hospital, where he served patients directly as a volunteer chaplain and helped grow a new outpatient program focused on extending chaplaincy services to all points of care in the Mercy Health network. This past summer, he interned with the National Institute of Civil Discourse. At Princeton, Patrick hopes to soak in as much as he can, and upon graduation, continue to work in the nonprofit sector.