# Jacque Patterson

> Jacque Patterson is the Chicago-based CEO of August Jackson, an events and communications agency serving organizations worldwide. She joined in 2019 to expand employee engagement and direct internal people and culture efforts, became chief client officer, and succeeded Laura Shuler as CEO in January 2025. Her earlier career included human resources and organizational change work at Jack Morton Worldwide, Omnicom, ACT and Slalom Consulting.

- **Role:** CEO at August Jackson
- **Organizations:** August Jackson, Jack Morton Worldwide, Omnicom, ACT, Slalom Consulting, Friends of Lane
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Iowa, Master of Science in Learning and Organizational Change, Northwestern University
- **Known for:** Appointed CEO of August Jackson in January 2025 after six years as an executive on its client team., Led the expansion of August Jackson's employee engagement practice beginning in 2019., Participated alongside Deloitte's Alicia Hatch in the July 2026 MAKERS and August Jackson salon on women's sports.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2019** — Worked in human resources at Jack Morton Worldwide, Omnicom and ACT; later guided organizational change independently and at Slalom Consulting.
- **2019** — Joined August Jackson as EVP to expand employee engagement and direct internal people and culture efforts.
- **2022** — LinkedIn lists her volunteer presidency of Friends of Lane beginning in January 2022.
- **Before January 2025** — Served as chief client officer at August Jackson.
- **2025** — Appointed CEO on January 23, succeeding Laura Shuler.
- **2026** — Announced new C-suite responsibilities for Lindsay Grinstead, Mike Sinsheimer and Annie Ishola; later welcomed Christopher Laue as chief innovation officer.

## Achievements

- Appointed CEO of August Jackson in January 2025 after six years as an executive on its client team.
- Led the expansion of August Jackson's employee engagement practice beginning in 2019.
- Participated alongside Deloitte's Alicia Hatch in the July 2026 MAKERS and August Jackson salon on women's sports.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Spoke at the MAKERS and August Jackson salon during Chicago's WNBA All-Star Week.
- **2026-06** — Welcomed former collaborator Christopher Laue as chief innovation officer.
- **2026-03** — Announced a leadership structure with new chief client, operating and creative officers.
- **2025-12** — Published a reflection on her first year as CEO on LinkedIn.

## Links

- Website: https://augustjackson.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquepatterson
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/augustjacksonco
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/augustjacksonco/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/augustjacksonco/

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Last updated: 2026-10-06