JOHN J. PATTERSON

Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer

John J. Patterson joined The Baltimore Life Companies in 2002 and today serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer. He is responsible for Policyholder Service, Agent Service, Information Technology and the corporate Carrier of Choice initiative.

Prior to joining Baltimore Life, Mr. Patterson was President of HMG Technology, a mid-Atlantic systems integration and consulting firm serving the utility and insurance industries. He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer for Barton Cotton, an integrated direct marketing company for national non-profit organizations and associations.

His related experience also includes serving as a partner at Andersen Consulting, now Accenture, where he oversaw the sales and installation of large transaction systems primarily in the utility and insurance industries.

Mr. Patterson is a native of Elkton, Maryland, and a graduate of Marquette University, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He resides in the Greater Baltimore area. He is Past-Chair of the Board for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Maryland, which serves the state’s five central counties and the lower Eastern Shore.