Rich Patterson is the owner of Patterson Brands. Born and raised in a small town in Canada’s Rocky Mountains, Rich grew up camping, hiking and skiing. Rich graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1992 with his Bachelor of Arts in Communications. He has worked in government and the private sector in senior public relations & marketing roles — most notably as Roots’ marketing manager.

Since 2005 Rich’s own company, Patterson Brands, has been transforming client brands into elevated and engaging products, designs and packaging. You can find Patterson Brands on the web, Instagram and Facebook.

Rich lives in New Westminster with his wife Shannon and their twelve year-old daughter. He is past-Chair of Big Brothers Vancouver and The Open Door Group. He currently sits on the boards of the Tourism New Westminster and Uptown New West BIA. Despite a frame better suited to a Football offensive line, Rich is seven-time Gran Fondo finisher.