Patrick J. W. Egan

I am originally from Clemson, South Carolina. I lived in Brasília, Brazil for a time in the mid-1990s, a period that instilled in me a love of that country and its people. I graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in 1999. After undergraduate, I was a volunteer for Americorps National Civilian Community Corps in 2000, moved out to California in 2001, and spent some time studying in Chapel Hill and in Bath, England as part of the Transatlantic Masters Program. I am presently completing my Ph.D. in political science at UNC, focusing on Brazilian industrial policy as it relates to Foreign Direct Investment. I have broader interests in international political economy, and I have returned to Latin America many times during my graduate work.

I am a diehard Atlanta Braves fan, and I believe college football is why Saturdays were invented. During my free time you will find me hiking, camping, and listening to entirely too much ancient country music (think Waylon, Willie, and Patsy). My wife Gillian is currently a student at Tulane Law School, and we are the proud parents of two boys, Jack and Liam.