Arielle Patrick is senior vice president and transaction director in the financial communications and capital markets group at Edelman, the world’s largest communications consulting firm. Arielle helps lead the firm’s offering for mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy and restructuring, and other transactions. She counsels CEOs and boards of directors of public and private companies, providing counsel on communications strategies to protect and build corporate reputation.
She serves on several boards including for the tech company Solutionz Innovations, the Yellowstone Forever Young Patrons National Council, the Harbor Science and Arts Charter School, and is fundraising chair for the Princeton Tigerlilies alumni board.
At Princeton, Arielle majored in classics with a concentration on ancient Greek and Latin language, literature and history. She completed her senior thesis, titled “The Princeps and his Publicist: Public Relations in the Neronian Empire,” which explored the relationship between the Roman emperor Nero and his adviser Seneca.
Her numerous speaking engagements include events for Bloomberg, The Wing, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Intralinks, and Ladies Get Paid.