Patrick was previously head of operations at the distressed debt credit hedge fund Aurelius Capital Management, where he oversaw operations, system development, and regulatory reporting. Before that, he worked as a controller on the proprietary trading desk at UBS Investment Bank where he was responsible for all accounting and financial reporting. Patrick previously was a fund accounting associate at Pequot Capital Management, and he began his career at IBM in accounts payable.

Patrick holds a BS in finance and a BS in management information systems from Villanova University.