PATRICK O. LINDSEY
VICE PRESIDENT, GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
Patrick Oliver Lindsey is a native Detroiter, raised on the city’s eastside, and educated in the Detroit and Highland Park Public School systems. He furthered his education at the University of Michigan and graduated with a BA in Political Science.
Lindsey currently serves as Vice President, Government and Community Affairs at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI, where he oversees the federal and state government affairs and the community affairs activities.
Prior to joining WSU, he was employed with Focus: HOPE as Director – External Affairs & Development, and also enjoyed a 20-year career at Chrysler, mainly as Manager of
Community Relations and Senior Manager of State Relations. He also serves as Pastor of the Greater Bibleway Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit.
Lindsey’s leadership roles and community affiliations are many. He has served in a variety of capacities with numerous organizations, including Warren/Conner Development Coalition, Black Family Development, Inc., Eight Mile Boulevard Association, and the Detroit Urban League, to name a few.
Lindsey and Kathy, his wife of 21 years, have two wonderful children: a son Kendall and a daughter Kaylyn.
