Patrick Gaston

Patrick Gaston is President of The Western Union Foundation for Western Union, a global leader in financial services. In this role, Gaston reports directly to the Western Union Foundation Board of Directors Chair, John Dye, with dotted line to Luella Chavez D’Angelo, who was recently promoted to Chief Communications Officer. Gaston leads Western Union’s global philanthropic strategy, including employee engagement, grant making and strategic initiatives that support education as a pathway to economic opportunity. Gaston most recently served as President and CEO of Gastal Networks LLC, a management consulting firm assisting organizations in building results driven Corporate Social Responsibility and philanthropic strategies. Prior to this, he served as a senior advisor to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.Gaston also serves on a number of national non-profit boards including the NAACP Board of Trustees. He is a member of the board of directors of Bed Bath and Beyond, Inc. Gaston was Vice Chair of the Business Committee for The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Gaston holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts and a MBA from
Northeastern University.