Mark A. Patterson

Mark A. Patterson is an American lobbyist, former vice president and managing director of Goldman Sachs, and former Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of the Treasury. In 2018, he was hired as general counsel for Senator Chuck Schumer, overseeing investigations and appropriations and leaving his position at law firm Perkins Coie.

Early life and education Patterson was born in New York City. His mother was a librarian while his father was a high school English teacher. He graduated from the University at Albany in 1984. He received his J.D. degree from The Catholic University of America in 1990.

Career Patterson was the special assistant of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan from 1984 to 1988 before entering law school. In 2013, after the long-anticipated departure of secretary Tim Geithner, secretary Jack Lew announced Patterson's replacement. Patterson worked as a partner in Perkins Coie's Washington, D.C. office before joining Senator Schumer's team in May 2018. Patterson is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia and of the Supreme Court of the United States.