Deval Patrick

Senior Partner, The Vistria Group · 1 appearance on the record.

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Patrick served as the 71st Governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015 and led the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Following public office, he launched Bain Capital Double Impact as a managing partner and authored two books, A Reason to Believe and Faith in the Dream.

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Opinion

Patrick: Businesses can take moral stances without hurting commercial relationships

“But it seems to me, you know, we could move a lot more away from right and left And in the direction of right and wrong, and businesses could do that without jeopardizing their commercial relationships.”

Deval Patrick Jun 25, 2020 ▶ 8:15 How I Built Resilience: Live with Deval Patrick

Disclosure

Black Founders Frequently Showed Unease Toward Equity Partners At Bain

“And I will tell you, even in my fun, when we were looking to invest alongside black entrepreneurs, there was unease, sometimes an unfamiliarity often with the idea of having an equity partner come in and work alongside you.”

Deval Patrick Jun 25, 2020 ▶ 15:58 How I Built Resilience: Live with Deval Patrick

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Police Pulled Over Deval Patrick's Official Car While He Was Governor

“In the early days of being governor, maybe in the early months of being governor, I was in the front seat of a black sedan official car in the passenger seat being driven by a black state trooper in plain clothes, and we were pulled over by a marked state troo…”

Deval Patrick Jun 25, 2020 ▶ 3:10 How I Built Resilience: Live with Deval Patrick

Insight

Discussions Of Capital For Black Founders Often Exclude Equity Investments

“Usually, at least in my experience, Guy, when this conversation comes up, we get to access to capital, and the conversation is really about working capital, about loans, and not about equity.”

Deval Patrick Jun 25, 2020 ▶ 15:40 How I Built Resilience: Live with Deval Patrick

Assertion Partly supported

Patrick: Bain Capital committed $100M to Black business development in Boston

“It talked about taking the firm's resources and expertise, I think it was a hundred million dollars, and investing it alongside coaching in black business development and entrepreneurial growth in the greater Boston area.”

Deval Patrick Jun 25, 2020 ▶ 9:46 How I Built Resilience: Live with Deval Patrick

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
How I Built Resilience: Live with Deval Patrick	Jun 25, 2020	13m

Deval Patrick

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