Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 2004 Patterson akava muratidziri weGoldman Sachs, aine chinzvimbo cheVice President (2004-2007), uye Managing Director (2007-2008). Patterson akasiya Goldman Sachs muna Kubvumbi 2008, mushure mezvo akashanda semunhu anozvipira
Mushandirapamwe waObama-Biden, uye soMutungamiriri weSeneti weObama-Biden Presidential Transition Project. Pakusimbiswa kwaBarack Obama semutungamiri wenyika, Patterson akagadzwa muna Kukadzi 2009 mukuru wevashandi kuna Secretary of the Treasury. Muna 2013, achangogadzwa Secretary Treasury Jack Lew akazivisa kutsiva Patterson sezvo Treasury mukuru wevashandi. Patterson akashanda semubatsiri muhofisi yaPerkins Coie muWashington, D.C. asati apinda muchikwata chaSenator Schumer muna Chivabvu 2018.