From caddying for Fortune 500 CEOs at age 12 to leading Vantage Point Search, Patrick has built his career on grit, service, and the drive to turn ambition into ownership.
Meet Patrick
Before Patrick ever sat across a boardroom table, he was walking fairways with Fortune 500 CEOs — not as a peer, but as a 12-year-old caddie. Those mornings on the golf course offered him something no classroom could: unfiltered lessons on leadership, risk, and the mindset of ownership. It was there he discovered the grit and curiosity that would chart his course.
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At Middlebury, he split his time between classrooms and playing fields, trading his days between Division III baseball and Division I rugby. Competition taught him resilience; team play taught him discipline. Graduate study at the University of Chicago added a global perspective, and finance came next — roles at Morningstar, Bernstein, and Morgan Stanley. Patrick became a bridge: translating Wall Street strategies into plain language for union workers, first-generation savers, and small-business owners.
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Yet the pull of building something himself only grew stronger. At Booth, Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition coursework crystallized that ambition. At Bain, he refined his operator’s instincts, advising CEOs on growth, pricing, and operations worldwide.
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Now, with Vantage Point Search, Patrick has returned to the same calling that began as a boy with a golf bag: to serve, to build, and to own for the long term. Rugby, travel, and family in Chicago keep him grounded, but the spirit of ownership keeps him moving forward.
