Patrick McAnaney

Development Director, DC

Patrick McAnaney serves as the Development Director for Washington, DC working on development projects, new pipeline opportunities, and public policy issues in the District. His experience includes financial and economic analysis, project and operations management, and urban planning.

Prior to joining Somerset in 2019, Mr. McAnaney worked as an economics researcher for 1776, a local civic tech startup incubator; a project manager for the Downtown Project in Las Vegas; and an Operations Manager for a social enterprise in Brazil focused on solid waste management. He was also a Fulbright scholar in Brazil, researching urban economic development issues.

Mr. McAnaney has a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Georgetown University, a Master’s Degree in Development Economics from Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Policy Studies from Rice University.