Patrick Sullivan

President, Team Finn Foundation; Lawyer, TVS Barristers

Patrick Sullivan is a passionate childhood cancer advocate, and Co-Founder of Ac2orn and a the President and a founder of the Team Finn Foundation. Patrick became an advocate after his twin son Finn was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma in 2007 and heard the word “incurable” for the first time in May 2008. His desire to make a change in cancer research is in part an effort to pay an un-payable debt to his son Finn and to Change the Stories of other Finn’s.

Patrick participates in several national and international initiatives that include founder of Ac2orn (Advocacy for Canadian Children Oncology Research Network), member of the executive of the Terry Fox Research Profyle initiative, director of Life Savings Therapies Network, Chair of the Bio-CanRX Cancer Stakeholder Alliance, member of the AACR Pediatric Cancer Working Group, Director of Childhood Cancer Canada, Chair of Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation, director of Life Saving Therapies Network, Director on the Canadian Cancer Research Alliance member of the CTCG Lay Representative Committee, and Lead Advocate on the St. Baldrick’s/Stand-Up to Cancer Immunogenomics Dream Team.

By profession, Patrick is a securities and corporate-commercial litigator and one of the founding partners of Taylor Veinotte Sullivan.

Patrick is the proud father of three remarkable children, Baird, Sarah and Finn and would do almost anything for the simple pleasure of holding Finn’s hand again.