Patrick Flynn

Patrick is Director, Public Affairs at Social Ventures Australia with responsibility for Policy, Advocacy, Marketing and Communications.

Patrick has worked in public policy, advocacy, and communication for over fifteen years across the non-profit, government, and corporate sectors. Before joining SVA he was Head of Policy and Advocacy for the leading Australian charity Mission Australia and has held diverse roles from managing media and community relations at two meetings of Heads of State; Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 2007 and Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011, to working as Media Advisor to the Sex Discrimination Commissioner.

He has degrees in Public Communication and in International Studies from the University of Technology, Sydney.