Dean Patterson

Dean Patterson currently serves as an Advisor at KSA Integration since June 2020. Prior experience includes roles as an Adjudicator for the Department of the Navy's Physical Evaluation Board from October 2017 to June 2018, and Executive Assistant to the Deputy Commandant of Plans, Policies and Operations at HQMC from June 2013 to September 2017. Dean held the position of Commanding Officer at Marine Air Control Group 18 from May 2011 to May 2013, overseeing over 1200 Marines and significant resources. Additional positions include Senior Military Assistant to the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy at OSD Policy and Military Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Academic qualifications comprise an M.A. in Education from Chapman University and a B.S. in Biology from Cumberland College.