2022 UNCF “A Mind is…”® Gala – New England

Diane Patrick is a Senior Counsel at Ropes & Gray LLP, having retired from the firm at the end of 2016 after practicing for over 30 years. She has a record of distinguished professional and public service. A lawyer, teacher, mother and active member of her community, Diane has extensive experience in many walks of life.

Born in New York in 1951, Diane spent her early childhood sharing a Bedford-Stuyvesant brownstone with her parents, siblings, grandparents, an aunt and a cousin. Her grandfather was the first Black person elected to public office in Brooklyn, and co-authored the Baker-Metcalf bill, the nation’s first law enacted to prohibit discrimination in public housing.

Diane attended New York City public schools from 1st grade through college. Following in her mother’s footsteps, she received her BA degree in early childhood education in 1972, graduating with honors from Queens College of the City University of New York.

After graduation, Diane spent five years teaching elementary school in New York City before attending Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. Her exemplary academic performance and public service won her the school’s Outstanding Graduate Award, among others. She received her Juris Doctor in 1980 and was admitted to the California Bar that same year. Since then, Diane has practiced law in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C., and finally, Boston. She worked for six years as University Attorney in Harvard Univeristy’s Office of General Counsel before becoming Harvard’s Director/Associate Vice President for Human Resources. She joined Ropes & Gray in 1995 and became a partner in 1998, serving a client base comprised largely of colleges, universities and hospitals and academic medical centers.

Throughout her life and professional career, Diane Patrick has dedicated herself to various communities, and has served on the Boards of The Posse Foundation; United Way of Massachusetts Bay; Jane Doe, Inc.; Jacob’s Pillow; and Brigham and Women’s Hospital; among others. Currently, she serves on the Boards of Massachusetts General Hospital (as co-vice chair); Mass General Brigham (serving as chair of the United Against Racism Task Force); Epiphany School (serving as chair of the Academic and School Life Committee); a member of the Community Advisory Board for WBUR, a National Public Radio station; and a member of the Trust for Public Lands’ Black History and Cultural Advisory Council. Ms. Patrick has also been an outspoken advocate in the Commonwealth’s ongoing effort to end domestic violence, and has been actively engaged with families, agencies and law enforcement to support victims and to identify and address the root causes of domestic abuse. She has been honored with numerous awards, including as Bostonian of the Year by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Trailblazer of the Year by the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association, Champion of the Century by the Massachusetts Health Council, and as the 2019 Public Service Awardee from the Boston Bar Foundation.

Diane’s husband was the first Black person elected Governor of Massachusetts in 2006 and, during her two terms of service as First Lady, she compassionately and energetically travelled throughout the state and beyond, primarily as an outspoken advocate in the areas of domestic violence and mental health, receiving wide recognition for her efforts.

Diane has been married to former Governor Deval Patrick for almost four decades and has two daughters, Sarah and Katherine, and two grandchildren.

Kenneth Turner is President and CEO of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC), an economic development and investment agency dedicated to supporting the growth and development of the life sciences in Massachusetts. He directs and oversees the center’s operations, investment strategy, programs, and partnerships.

Prior to joining the MLSC, Mr. Turner served as Director of Diversity & Inclusion/Compliance with Massport. He oversaw and managed the Authority’s multiple diversity programs, including business and supplier diversity, workforce diversity, and airport concessions, as well as all compliance initiatives associated with Massport’s Disadvantaged/Minority/Women Business Enterprise programs.

Previously, Mr. Turner served as Deputy Secretary for Administration & Finance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Veterans’ Services. He has over 20-years of general management and executive experience in various Fortune 100 media and package goods companies including having served as Senior Vice President of Emerging Markets at AOL Time Warner as well as having held various marketing positions at Hallmark Cards and Hasbro Toys.

A retired U.S. Navy Captain and submarine nuclear weapons system officer with 26-years of service, Mr. Turner holds a B.S. degree in Liberal Arts from Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA.

Justin G. Bullion, is a Managing Director at Payden & Rygel. He is responsible for the firm’s US east coast office in Boston. Justin serves as a Senior Client Portfolio Manager for US and global institutional clients, regularly coordinating with the firm’s Los Angeles headquarters and non-US efforts.

Prior to joining Payden & Rygel, Justin was a fixed income professional at Wellington Management Company, LLP, where he held roles in portfolio management, product management, and business management. He also previously spent time in various fixed income roles with Miller Anderson & Sherrerd LLP (now Morgan Stanley Investment Management) and Blackstone (now BlackRock) Financial Management.

Justin is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society. He serves on the advisory boards of UNCF New England, University of Pennsylvania Volleyball, and ARZU Studio Hope.

Justin earned a BA in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania.