Patrycja Kowalczyk
HR passionate with 10 years of professional experience on a constant mission to add value wherever she goes by proposing new programs and ideas or challenging the ways of working. Hiking lover. Currently on a road to enrich her professional portfolio by becoming a certified tour guide through the Beskid (part of Carpathian) Mountains.
Christopher Patnoe
Christopher Patnoe is the Head of EMEA Accessibility and Disability Inclusion at Google. He leads Google's efforts around the accessibility of product, policy and partnerships across EMEA - with a particular focus on Emerging Markets. He has almost 30 years experience in Tech working at companies like Apple, Sony Ericsson and Disney where he's built hardware, software, games, and services. He is the chair for the Immersive Captions Community Group with the W3C, is the Accessibility Working Group Co-Chair for the XR Association, and is an independent member of the board for SCOPE. Christopher has a degree in Music from UC Berkeley.
Timothy O’Brien
Tim O'Brien is the Head of BBH Krakow. In this role, Tim is responsible for overseeing the firm’s business and strategic relationships in Krakow where BBH delivers market-leading solutions designed to optimize asset servicing, operating model, and data strategies for asset managers and financial institutions. Tim is also Head of Service Delivery in Krakow and is responsible for overseeing the seamless execution of all Service Delivery functions in Krakow and ensuring proper alignment within the Global Service Delivery function. Prior to his current role, Tim served as the Global Head of Transfer Agency Operations and, before that, was the Head of Custody Operations and Client Service in our Krakow office supporting the continued expansion of our Global Service offering. Tim joined BBH in 2000 and spent the first 15 years of his career in the Client Service Group and was responsible for service excellence on key global client relationships across our financial institution and Asset Manager segments. Tim graduated from the State University of New York at Binghamton with B.S. in Economics.
Katarzyna Kwiatek
Katarzyna Kwiatek is a Human Resources Business Partner at Brown Brothers Harriman. In her role, she is responsible for driving and executing HR strategy for the 4 lines of business, focusing senior management support and leadership development. As an advocate for diversity and inclusion, she leads the Krakow chapter BBH’s Diverse Ability Allies Network. She joined BBH in 2020 as an HR Business Partner for BBH’s Systems business. Prior to joining BBH, she spent more than 15 years in a variety of managerial roles in multinational corporations. She is passionate about the employee experience and talent development, helping managers and leaders to deliver exceptional results. Kasia graduated from the University of Economics in Cracow with an M.A. in Economics and got her postgraduate degree in Human Resources Management at SGH Warsaw School of Economics.
