A political economist by training, Pat is a seasoned former US diplomat with an earlier career with USAID leading multicultural teams and delivering assistance programs in the Sahel, the Caribbean, and Central and Eastern Europe. She has been with Greenpeace International in a number of political roles engaging with the UN on climate, energy and sustainable finance, G7 and G20, allies and leading efforts around civic space. She was a founding member of the Vuka Coalition on Civic Space and was elected to the CIVICUS Board twice.
