Patrick Clinch

Patrick Clinch is a Senior Associate at SKDK since January 2024, previously serving as a Public Affairs Associate. Clinch is also a Contributor for McSweeney's Internet Tendency since July 2022. As a Marshall Scholar at the University of Oxford from October 2021 to November 2023, Clinch earned an MPhil in British and European History. Experience includes a production internship at CBS's Late Show with Stephen Colbert in summer 2021, where Clinch assisted the talent department, pitched jokes, and sourced items for the show's band. Prior roles include a Communications Department Intern with the Liberal Democrats during the 2019 General Election and a Legislative Intern in the Office of Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer. Clinch has also served as a Teaching Fellow for 6th grade science at Breakthrough Collaborative. Education includes a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, completed in May 2021.