Patrick Sullivan

Staff Writer

Patrick Sullivan serves as a staff writer for the newsletters of Risk Information Inc.: Auto Insurance Report and Property Insurance Report. He joined us in 2008. Patrick’s specialty is social media marketing, including analysis of insurance company activity on the Internet in general, and Facebook and Twitter specifically. Patrick is also a key part of the reporting team on stories examining state insurance markets.

Patrick is a key member of the staff of the Auto Insurance Report National Conference and Property Insurance Report National Conference. He also contributes to the development of conference topics.

In addition to writing for Risk Information, Patrick is president of Swami Associates, a social media consultancy formed in 2010.

Before joining Risk Information, Patrick served as a director of voter registration and fund raising during the 2008 presidential campaign for Grassroots Campaigns Inc. in Chicago, Illinois and Dayton, Ohio.

Patrick also served as General Manager of radio station KSCU in Santa Clara, California from 2006 to 2007, and was Assistant Music Director at the station from 2004 to 2005.

Patrick is a 2007 graduate of Santa Clara University with a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology.