Pat Reilly

After serving in high profile communications roles in Washington, DC at the National Governors’ Association and National Women’s Political Caucus, Pat came to San Francisco as the campaign press secretary for San Francisco Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr.

Pat launched PR & Company in 1996, quickly becoming the go-to team for women in power, tech for good, innovative philanthropy and public education. PR & Company helped Twitter launch its first Bay Area philanthropy, led communications for Technology for Obama and launched the Good Business Network to catalyze more focus on how technology could help foster social good.

The heart of PR & Company’s work was improving the lives of children and their families. From Saving Kindergarten to Summer Matters, to Yes on 38, to expanding funding for public education to advancing community schools, STEM education and vocational opportunities, Pat and her team led dozens of campaigns for kids.

In 2016, Pat sold PR & Company to Fenton and co-founded Change Research, a public benefit corporation committed to increasing the success of Democratic candidates and campaigns with more accurate and affordable data science and research.

In 2021, Pat co-founded Parent Power California, a non-profit bringing together equity advocates, public health professionals and parents to create more resilient public schools.

Pat’s writing has been featured in Fast Company, The Hill, EducationWeek, NPR/KQED, and the San Francisco Chronicle. She has been interviewed by the Politico, the New York Times, Washington Post and CNN, MSNBC and Pod Save America, among many others.