About Tom Patton
Tom Patton, Vice President, North American Government Relations, joined Philips in 1986 to open its first Washington Office for Government Relations. As a member of Philips’ global network of government relations professionals, a corporate officer and a member of the Executive Management team in North America, Tom has the overall responsibility for creating and maintaining an effective presence for Philips in the US legislative, regulatory, standards and public policy arenas.
Tom came to Philips from the Electronic Industries Association, where for seven years he was responsible for government relations and served as chief lobbyist. Prior to EIA, he served for two years in the Office of the Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Joe Califano, as a policy analyst.
Tom serves on the board of the US Public Affairs Council, the National Science and Technology Partnership and the European-American Business Council. Tom has a bachelor of arts in political science from Stetson University and a master’s degree in public administration from the American University in Washington, DC.
Health reform: What's next?
Posted on: Tue, 12 Jan 2010