With over 35 years of international experience, Patricia specializes in building teams, growing revenue, and developing new markets. Prior to joining Interface, Patricia co-founded I-jedi LLC, a company dedicated to changing the world through their work in justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, utilizing a proprietary data collection and assessment tool. As Vice President of Global Public Policy for SAS, Patricia worked with global policymakers and organizations mainly in the information technology sector. Previously, Patricia lived and worked six years in Asia, as Dukane Corporation’s Regional Manager, Asia Pacific, where she was responsible for building and supporting manufacturing partnerships, as well as distribution networks. Patricia has also worked as a speechwriter, policy analysts, and English teacher at the Anglo-American School in Moscow.
Patricia has held leadership positions with the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, Taiwan, the Business and Advisory Committee to the OECD in Paris, and served as SAS corporate liaison to the World Economic Forum in Geneva. Patricia has also served as President of the Wingra School Board of Trustees and on the boards of The Children’s Theater of Madison and Girls Rock Camp Madison (WI). In addition to an undergraduate degree in creative writing, Patricia holds a degree in classical music history from the Stedelijke Conservatorium in Brugge, Belgium, and played (French) horn in the Artis Dulcedo Symphony Orchestra. Speaking fluent Dutch and conversational French and Mandarin, Patricia holds both US and EU citizenship and lives in Brussels.