Patrick McLaughlin is a Principal Development Project Manager serving Metro’s Transit-Oriented Development Program. Patrick purchases land for and funds real estate projects that advance the Greater Portland Region’s land use planning and housing affordability goals. Prior to his work at Metro, Patrick facilitated TOD on agency-owned land with the Regional Transportation District (RTD) in Denver, CO and worked as a consultant with BAE Urban Economics. Patrick earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics from the University of California, Davis, as well as a Master of City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.