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Pat is the president and founding partner of WONGDOODY. He began his career in retail sales with Lever Brothers in the crowded grocery store aisles of the Midwest and was promoted to brand management at Lever's New York headquarters.

This is Pat's 34th year in agency account management, having spent a healthy portion of that (13 years) at D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles/NY working with Procter & Gamble, Kraft/General Foods and Richardson-Vicks on such classic American brands as Cool Whip, Pepto-Bismol, Gravy Train, Jell-O, E.F. Hutton and Clearasil.

After rising to senior vice president, group account director, Pat up and left the canyons of Manhattan in 1986 for Livingston & Co./Seattle to become its general manager. There he oversaw strategic direction for clients such as Alaska Airlines, the Seattle Mariners, First Interstate Bank and Aldus. Pat has won four Effies, awarded by the American Marketing Association for advertising effectiveness, including Golds for Alaska Airlines and the Seattle Supersonics.

Pat was born in Chicago, Illinois, and is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. It goes without saying that he is a rabid Irish fan.

"In 21 years of marketing at Procter & Gamble and Richardson-Vicks, Pat is the best agency partner I've ever had."

Richard H. Schaefer,
Former Advertising Manager
Procter & Gamble