Patty First

Patty First serves as the Chief Strategy & Impact Officer and Founding Principal at The Raben Group since February 2003, while also founding Patty First Coaching in March 2018. Previous experience includes roles as a Trial Attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice from 2001 to 2003, Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Attorney Advisor in the Office of Legislative Affairs from 1998 to 2001, and Counsel for Senator Edward M. Kennedy from 1995 to 1998. Patty First holds a Doctor of Law (JD) from Mitchell Hamline School of Law (1992-1995) and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1988-1992).