As Director of Corporate Relations at UC San Diego, Patrick manages and cultivates strategic partnerships with external stakeholders to advance the university’s mission and vision and to support their world-class research and inspiring students. This work has spanned from the arts and emerging new media technologies to fundamental and applied research, including the launch of the Center for Psychedelic Research, with an emphasis on novel interdisciplinary collaborations, cultivating diversity and equity for innovation, public engagement, and addressing major challenges facing the world.