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Patricia’s unorthodox upbringing – in an excommunicated Catholic commune – is the subject of her first book, a memoir entitled, LITTLE SISTER. From her infancy in 1948 until the age of 17, she, and the nearly 100 members of the community, including her parents and four siblings, lived a life shielded from the outside world – without television, radio, newspapers or any exposure to the events of the day.
At the age of 17, she was kicked out and faced the world without family, money, advice or the opportunity to attend college.
From that inauspicious beginning, Patricia began the long trek of her career, starting as a receptionist in the Boston office of Ladenburg, Thalmann, a brokerage and investment banking firm. By dint of sheer determination, she worked her way up the long corporate ladder. For nine years, she attended college in the evening, graduating Summa Cum Laude from Boston University’s Metropolitan College, with a degree in Economics.
Moving to New York in 1975, she capitalized on the opportunities in the financial world, eventually becoming a Global Partner at Invesco. Along the way, she developed a passion for the opera, theater and global travel.
In her fifties, Patricia embarked on a second career, as an expert witness and a corporate board director, allowing her the flexibility to raise her twin children.
Today, in addition to her board work, Patricia dedicates much of her time to pro bono activities. She sits on the advisory board of Boston University’s Metropolitan College, and chairs the advisory board of Elon University’s Love School of Business. She is also a member of the board of The Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, New York and The Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut.
For more than twenty years, Patricia has been dedicated to mentoring inner city girls in the Catholic school system in New York City. Today she sits on the advisory board of Partnership Schools and Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem where she works with middle school girls, whose motto is: Dare to hope, promise and dream.
In 2016, Patricia co-founded a health care company, Anchor Health Initiative, which provides primary care to the LGBTQ community in Connecticut.
For more information on the author, go to www.patriciachadwick.com
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