Governor Deval Patrick

Deval Patrick: Former Governor of Massachusetts; Senior Advisor, The Vistria Group

Mr. Patrick is Senior Advisor to The Vistria Group, a private investment firm that invests for both financial return and positive social impact. He is also the David R. Gergen Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School. From 2022 to 2024, he was Co-Director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Kennedy School. He is the founder and, from April 2015 to December 2019, was Managing Partner of Bain Capital Double Impact, a similar impact investment fund. From January 2007 to January 2015, he served as Governor of Massachusetts. He has been a senior executive in two Fortune 50 companies, a partner in two Boston law firms, and by appointment of President Bill Clinton, the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the United States Justice Department. He is a Rockefeller Fellow, a Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute, and the author of two books. Mr. Patrick earned an AB cum laude from Harvard College and a JD from Harvard Law School.