Patrick Sullivan currently lives in Sebastopol, with his wife Amy and three daughters who all attend Waldorf schools. Two attend Summerfield and one currently attends The Mulberry Classroom.

Patrick is a micro-chip designer working remotely to allow more time with family. He earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from The University of  Wisconsin-Madison. In 1994 Patrick co-founded Edge Semiconductor, a semiconductor company that was acquired by Semtech Corporation in1997. In 2001 Patrick co-founded Planet ATE, another successful semiconductor company that was acquired by Intersil Corporation in 2007. Patrick also acts as a Strategic Advisor to IQ Analog.