Patricia Finneran Founder, Story Matters

Patricia is founder of Story Matters which connects media artists and movement leaders with funders, platforms and partners to advance social good and support a vibrant public media ecosystem. Story Matters clients include: Alliance, BYkids, CPH:Dox, FIFDH, Harmony Labs, Hot Docs, and Kering. Previously, she led Doc Society’s Good Pitch Local program which seeds pro-social partnerships for local media artists and organizers. At Sundance, she was Creative Producer for the Sundance|Skoll Stories of Change programs, and represented the documentary fund at forums around the world. As Director of SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival she led its growth to become the largest documentary festival in the US and created the International Documentary Conference. She is a graduate of Barnard College, AFI Conservatory Producing program, and the National Arts Strategies Chief Executive and Rockwood Ford Just Films ‘Art of Leadership’ programs.