Patricia Q. Connolly is executive director of Drexel University’s Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute and has notable success guiding discussions on how to lead and govern in the 21st century. Her background is a rare blend of corporate and nonprofit leadership. During her early career, she advanced through a series of positions at PNC Financial Corp, a financial services firm, culminating with her role as vice president for its retail and private banking group. Patricia then applied her business acumen to the nonprofit sector, holding executive roles at prominent institutions such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Since 2008, she has served as executive director for Drexel University’s Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute. Although situated in the academic arena, she has been heavily involved with the for-profit and nonprofit sectors while consulting various boards of directors. She enjoys the chance to guide companies through pivotal decisions and periods of major change.