Pat Harris is a former elected official on the Saint Paul (Minnesota) City Council, a consultant in the public financial industry for over two decades, and a lifelong community activist and leader. He has served on numerous nonprofit boards, and he has been honored with multiple awards, including two Emmy Awards for a project he spearheaded that generated over one billion media impressions. He has a B.A. in English from Marquette University and an M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota.