SPEND Team

Patrick Gibson

Managing Director of Systems and Analytics

Patrick Gibson serves as the Managing Director of Systems and Analytics. He is a technical and policy leader with over a decade of experience at the intersection of education finance data, state policy, and technology. Patrick co-launched the School + State Finance Project, where he most recently served as the Deputy Executive Director of Data, Policy & Special Projects.

In his career, Patrick has specialized in using data to drive large-scale state policy reform. He served as a lead researcher and policy expert in the design and implementation of Connecticut’s historic education funding increase in 2023 and the initial state formula reform in 2017. His expertise includes managing complex financial modeling for state-level legislative proposals and spearheading data visualization strategies that have reached hundreds of thousands of users.

Beyond state policy, Patrick has led technical assistance practices for school districts and nonprofits, redesigning school allocation models and implementing cloud-based data systems to improve organizational efficiency and transparency. Patrick holds a Master of Science in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor’s degree from Muhlenberg College.