Patrick started at Chicago Partners in April 2019 following his role as a Rotational Credit Analyst at Wintrust Financial. During his tenure in the two-year training program, he specialized in underwriting ESOP transactions, commercial real estate mortgages, leveraged buyouts, and supported the loan capital markets team in portfolio management.

In 2017, Patrick graduated cum laude from Marquette University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. He actively participated in Marquette’s Applied Investment Management (AIM) Program, where he conducted due diligence on domestic small-cap companies within the consumer staples sector. Patrick became a CFA Charterholder in 2023.