Patricia Cox

Brainstormer, Business mentor, Change agent, Connector, Idea generator, Investor, Philanthropist, Producer, Single, World traveler

Patricia Cox is an angel investor (Hyde Park Angels), supporter of social impact enterprises (partner, Social Venture Partners, Chicago), a philanthropist (President, KPW Foundation), and the Immediate Past Chair of the Goodman Theatre Board of Trustees. A founder of St. Nicholas Theatre Company (with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet and actors William H. Macy and Steven Schachter), Cox was among Chicago’s first performing arts marketing, development, and management leaders to achieve national reputation. She has started, mentored, and consulted for a wide range of not-for-profit arts organizations in Chicago and across the country. Cox served as Executive Director of the Chicago Alliance for the Performing Arts and was the Director of Marketing Development for Manhattan Theatre Club and the Boston Ballet. As a consultant, she has worked for the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Boston, and regional foundations such as the Chicago Community Trust and the Cleveland Foundation. Additionally, Patricia serves on the Foundation Board of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, and the Board of Directors of High Jump, an academic enrichment program for talented, economically challenged middle school students. Cox is a member of the Urban Health Initiative of the University of Chicago Medical Center, committed to addressing health needs of the South Side Chicago community. Ms. Cox is President of the KPW Foundation, which supports local, national, and international efforts in the areas of arts, education, health care, and community development.