Patrick Farley

Patrick Farley has over 10 years of professional experience in operations, corporate affairs, and government procurement. In 2019, they began working as the Chief Operating Officer at AkitaBox, where they oversee operations within Sales, Finance, IT, Human Resources, and Legal, in addition to managing four direct reports and all outside legal contracts. Patrick is responsible for building new approaches to product pricing, marketing, and features by shifting the company focus to a long-term vision, higher value markets, and value propositions. From 2017 to 2016, Patrick was the Director of Corporate Affairs at Socrata and Digital Realty, respectively. In these roles, they assisted in creating new product categories in the public sector, expanded governmental sales pipelines, and prepared the companies for successful exits. Patrick also conducted research on government funding sources, supervised FedRAMP compliant RFPs, and ensured compliance with external contractual elements. From 2014 to 2013, Patrick was the Co-Founder of Ward 4 and Managing Director/Co-Founder of CSA Partners, LLC. At Ward 4, they collaborated with other co-founders to establish long-term goals and strategies, while at CSA Partners, they developed and managed company investment strategies. From 2011 to 2010, Patrick was the Director/Chief Operating Officer at Milwaukee County and Partner at Davis & Farley. At Milwaukee County, they oversaw the county's operations and managed a department of ~280 employees, while at Davis & Farley, they led the firm's government procurement practice.

Patrick Farley received their Juris Doctorate from the University of Wisconsin Law School and their Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History from Marquette University.