Deval Patrick

Deval Patrick: Biography in Details

Who is Deval Patrick?

Deval Patrick is an American politician and is a former 71st governor of Massachusetts. He is the first African-American to be elected as the governor of Massachusetts.

Likewise, he is also the only third African-American to be elected of any state in the US. Moreover, he was briefly a candidate for the President of the United States in the 2020 presidential election.

How many siblings does Deval Patrick have?

Deval Patrick was born on July 31, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois. His current age is 67 and his ethnicity is African-American. His father Pat Patrick was a musician who left the family leaving Patrick and his mother. So, he was raised by his mother Emily Mae Patrick.

He has a brother Bernard Sigh and two sisters: Rhonda Sigh and La’Shon Anthony.

While he was in 8th grade, he earned a scholarship to Milton Academy. Furthermore, he attended Harvard University from where he graduated in 1978 with his A.B. degree in English and American literature.

Deval Patrick – Professional Career

Patrick’s career started after his graduation. He was working for the United Nations, traveling, and living in Sudan. Again in 1979, he came back to the US and was studying at Harvard Law School and graduated in 1982 with his J.D degree. He then started practicing law with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

Later, he was able to join the Boston law firm and was named a partner at age 34. In 1994, he got appointed as the United States assistant attorney general for the civil rights division of the United States Department of Justice by President Bill Clinton. He worked on different issues like racial profiling and police misconduct.

In 1997, he was able to join the firm of Day, Berry & Howard by returning to Boston. He was then appointed as the Chairman of Texaco’s Equality and Fairness Task Force by the federal district. His work was to oversee the implementation of the terms of a race discrimination settlement. He examined and reformed Texaco’s complex corporate employment culture, and also created a model for fostering an equitable workplace.

Business

In 2001, he became the Executive Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary at The Coca-Cola Company and left Texaco. Then, from 2004, he started working on the board of directors of ACC Capital Holdings. He left the company in 2006. He then joined the private equity firm Bain Capital in 2015, where he is currently acting as a Managing Director.

Trivia

• While Patrick was in middle school, one of his teachers referred him to A Better Chance, which is a national non-profit organization.
• Patrick has personally contributed tens of thousands of dollars to various Democratic candidates and causes in recent years.
• Members of his own inner circle and Barack Obama’s inner circle encouraged Patrick to run for president in 2020.

Is Deval Patrick involved in any rumors and controversies?

Deval Patrick has been through various controversies. In 2007, while in the early months of Patrick’s administration, a series of decisions were called ‘missteps’ by the governor which brought controversies and substantial unfavorable press.

Likewise, in the same month, Patrick again became a part of controversy for contacting Citigroup Executive Committee chair and former Clinton Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin on behalf of the financially beleaguered mortgage company Ameriquest which was accused of predatory lending practices.

Deval Patrick – Net Worth, Salary

As of 2023, his net worth is around $3.2 million-$11 million. Most of his income comes from being a businessman and a politician. His salary when he was a governor was around $151,800.

Body Measurements – Height, Weight

He has grey hair with black eyes. His further body measurements such as his height are 5 feet 8 inches and weigh 75 kg.

Is Deval Patrick active on social media?

He is active on social media. He has a Facebook account with 53k followers. Similarly, he has an Instagram account with 55.9k followers and a Twitter account with 5.9k followers.

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