Patricia Shields is a partner in Black Dot LLC, a multi-service entertainment company providing services in marketing, corporate and consumer promotions and event production. Ms. Shields recently produced the StarQuest Stage at the Taste Of Soul Festival and was on the Production and Activation teams for the ‘On The Vine’ 3-day music festival in Martha’s Vineyard and the BET Experience Genius Talks.

Prior to joining Black Dot, Ms. Shields was Vice-President, Marketing for the Black Music Division of Warner Bros. Records. A graduate of CCNY, she held positions at WNEW Radio, Atlantic Records, Warner Bros. Records and consulted at DreamWorks Records.

Ms. Shields was previously Vice-President of the New York Chapter of the Black Music Association, Vice-Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Black Parenting, and was one of the founding members of the Warner Bros Records Mentoring Program. She is a recipient of a Black Woman Of Achievement medal from the Legal Defense Fund.