PATRICK M. TIGUE, 33

THE PROP: Patrick M. Tigue focuses on staying connected, keeping his cellphone nearby.
THE PROP: Patrick M. Tigue focuses on staying connected, keeping his cellphone nearby.

Why did you select your profession?

I have always believed that health care reform is, as the late Sen. Edward Kennedy said, “the great unfinished business of our society.”

What’s the best career advice you’ve received?

Consider not only the sector you want to work in but to carefully examine the specific role and opportunities that a role will give you to make an impact.

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What advice would you give your 22-year-old self?

Be less risk adverse. There are unique opportunities you have at the start of your professional life, for instance, that are much harder to take advantage of as you move forward.

What is your favorite Rhode Island escape or hobby?

Spending time anywhere on the Rhode Island coastline is something I love to do.

If you could choose another profession, what would it be?

I think I would have been very happy as a lawyer – particularly one focused on constitutional law. •

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