Patrick G. Halpin
Executive Vice President for External Affairs

Patrick G. Halpin is Executive Vice President for External Affairs for the Institute for Student Achievement. Mr. Halpin has been with ISA since 1994. Prior to joining the ISA team, Mr. Halpin had an extensive career in local and state politics, which began in 1979 when he was elected, at the age of 26, to represent the 13th District of the Suffolk County Legislature. He won the New York State Assembly seat for the 11th District in a special election held in 1982 and became the first Democrat in 116 years to be elected to the Assembly. He spent three terms in office.

In 1988, Mr. Halpin was elected to the office of Suffolk County Executive. He served in that role until 1992. While in office, Mr. Halpin instituted the highly successful drug education program, DARE; a comprehensive anti-domestic violence program; a nationally recognized open space and environmental program and an extensive homeless housing initiative. Elected at the age of 34, Mr. Halpin was the youngest Suffolk County Executive in its history.

Mr. Halpin received a bachelor of arts degree in Political Science and Economics from Old Dominion University.