Mr. Patrick M. Brenner is the President and CEO of the Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) and serves on its Board of Directors. Before launching SPPI, Mr. Brenner worked in public relations and marketing, then led the donor engagement and government transparency litigation programs at the Rio Grande Foundation as Vice President of Development. An advocate for transparency and accountable government, he has authored numerous policy studies.
Mr. Brenner lives part time in Rio Rancho, New Mexico and Charleston, South Carolina. He is a pilot, avid cyclist, amateur historian, ballroom dancer, and former aquarist. He enjoys frequent trips to historic sites.
Mr. Brenner’s commentary has appeared in Albuquerque Journal, American Banker, Anchorage Daily News, The Center Square, The Daily Caller, DC Journal, Deseret News, The Federalist, Fox Business, Fox News, The Hill, Las Cruces Sun-News, National Review, Newsmax, Odessa American, RealClearMarkets, RealClearPolicy, Santa Fe New Mexican, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, The Washington Post, and The Washington Times, and he has been interviewed on AM 670 KMZQ, American Legal Record, Common Ground, Real America’s Voice, SiriusXM Patriot, and WRCR 1700 AM.