Patrick Rhode

Current

• United States Vice President, Corporate Affairs at Cintra

Past

• Senior Advisor at NASA

Education

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock
• University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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Connections

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Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Patrick Rhode’s Summary

Senior public affairs and communications executive recognized through United States presidential appointments with more than 15 years government and private industry experience conceptualizing, developing, and implementing strategies that strengthened the public image of high-profile organizations, and improved stability during unprecedented times of national crisis and public criticism.

Professional experiences include roles as NASA Senior Advisor, Director of Homeland Security and Intelligence with Bearing Point Inc., Chief of Staff for two Directors at the Federal Emergency Management Agency within the United States Department of Homeland Security, Associate Administrator of the United States Small Business Administration, Special Assistant to the President of the United States, Media and Communications Manager with Entergy Corporation, Deputy Director of National Advance Operations at Bush/Cheney 2000, Deputy Director of Operations at Bush/Cheney Inaugural, Communications Coordinator and Spokesperson at the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, and an Associated Press award-winning broadcast television reporter with ABC and CBS affiliates.

Patrick Rhode’s Specialties:

Government affairs management, public affairs management, strategic communications and media affairs management, broadcast television newsroom management, national presidential campaign operations management, national spokesperson, award winning broadcast television news reporter.

Patrick Rhode’s Experience

• United States Vice President, Corporate Affairs

  Cintra

  (Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year)

  Cintra is a world-wide leader in transportation infrastructure solutions with global managed assets exceeding 20 (b) billion dollars on three continents.

Patrick Rhode’s Education

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock

  Journalism 1992 — 1993

• University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

  BA , Poltical Science , 1987 — 1991