Eric Patton

Eric Patton is an experienced professional in advisory and leadership roles, currently serving as a Senior Advisor at the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago since May 2023. Prior to this, Patton held the position of Senior Advisor at the Corporate Coalition of Chicago from March 2021 to May 2023. From January 2016 to July 2020, Patton was the Principal at Civic Consulting Alliance, and earlier, served as the Executive Director of Genesys Works from December 2009 to June 2015. Patton's extensive career began at Accenture, where Patton worked as a Partner from June 1985 until December 2005. Patton earned an MBA in Management Information Systems and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, completing these degrees between 1979 and 1985.