Patrick was a founding member of Jackson Square Partners and served as a portfolio manager and analyst since its inception in May 2014. He became a consulting partner in 2023. He spent more than 20 years with the team. Prior to founding Jackson Square, he was a portfolio manager of the Delaware Investments Focus Growth Equity team from April 2005 to April 2014. Prior to joining Delaware Investments, he was a portfolio manager at Transamerica Investment Management. Before joining Transamerica in 2000, he worked for OLDE Equity Research as an equity analyst. Patrick received his bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Kentucky and is a CFA charterholder. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his kids, playing ice hockey, golfing, skiing, and coaching kid’s ice hockey.