Speaker's Profile

Patrice is a strategic leader and the Co-founder and CEO of The Holding Co., a design lab dedicated to ushering in a modern care system. Leveraging over two decades of expertise in design and innovation, including co-founding IDEO.org, she has positioned The Holding Co. at the forefront of transforming the care economy. Patrice's leadership at The Holding Co. has catalyzed over 50 partnerships spanning startups, corporations, and government agencies, focusing on creating impactful brands, products, and services across financial caregiving, the connected home, family mental health, childcare and more. Prior to founding IDEO.org, Patrice was a Design Director at IDEO where she led teams focused on large-scale systems change in the private and social sectors. Patrice is also on the Board of Directors of the NW Potrero Hill Green Benefit District in San Francisco to support urban greening and community in her own backyard.