Patrick Porter

I have spent twenty-five years building two careers that are, in practice, one. I am a strategic Executive Business Partner and C-Suite Executive Assistant with over 12 years of experience supporting top-tier leadership at American Express. I am a classically trained Actor, a multidisciplinary artist (with practices in photography, poetry, performance art, and electronic music), and a college educator and stage director who has spent the last 8 years of leading advanced programs in higher education teaching Acting performance in NYC. My career is anchored by an eclectic academic foundation: a Juris Doctor (JD) and a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Performance + Performance Studies. For the past 8 years, I have leveraged my performance background as an Faculty Member in the Acting Division and as a Stage Director at a leading Performing Arts Conservatory in NYC. In the corporate world, "performance" translates directly to elite communication, high emotional intelligence, and executive presence. Teaching and directing (not to mention my own acting training/performance work) have taught me how to command a room, read human dynamics, coach teams under immense pressure, and manage complex, multi-layered logistics for live events, and above all, listen. Returning to full-time corporate support, I bring a unique blend of Amex-tested operational discipline, sharp legal literacy, and exceptional presentation skills. I thrive in remote, high-stakes environments where discretion, cross-functional alignment, and proactive problem-solving keep a distributed office running like clockwork. I am not limited to calendar management, I serve as an analytical, highly articulate extension of the executive office.