Patrick Kiernan is a managing partner of Day/Kiernan and Associates, a consulting group focusing on growth strategies and emerging issues with an emphasis on consumer future forces, e-commerce, and trade policy development. He serves on the advisory council of Saint Joseph's University Center for Food Marketing, and is a research affiliate with the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto, Calif. He also serves on various boards including DemandTec, Encore Associates, Prescient Applied Intelligence, and the General Merchandise Distributor's Council.

Kiernan's experience includes 10 years as s.v.p. at the Grocery Manufacturers Association leading the industry affairs function, and seven years as corporate division manager of industrial engineering for Safeway Stores, Inc. He holds an MS degree from St. Joseph's University and a BA in marketing from the University of Washington.