J.R. Patterson

Controller

J.R. Patterson is the Controller for High Tide Foundation. A native San Franciscan, J.R. is an alumnus of Lowell High School, UC Berkeley, San Francisco State University, and Deloitte & Touche LLP.

J.R. has over 20 years of experience providing contract accounting and financial consulting services to tech and food-based startups in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as providing financial crisis management services to businesses in need. He guided startups from pre-launch to early and emerging growth stages by custom designing and implementing their foundational accounting, finance, and HR systems, as well as being the main point of contact with attorneys, tax professionals, and auditors.