Dashiell (Dash) Patterson is the grandson of Kenneth Rainin. He was appointed to the Board in 2021, signaling the integration of another generation of the Rainin family into the Kenneth Rainin Foundation.
After a brief internship with the Foundation in 2016, Dash took on a larger role as a junior board member until 2021. In this role he grew his understanding of philanthropy, gained a greater sense of the Bay Area’s unique arts and culture ecosystem, and built on his own K-12 experience to understand high-quality early education in Oakland. Like his mother, Jen Rainin, grandfather and uncle, Dash also suffers from Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). His personal experience with IBD is an important connection to the Foundation’s Health grantmaking. He shared his story with researchers at our 2021 Innovations Symposium.
Dash holds a BA in Global Studies from University of California, Santa Barbara. He currently works as an assistant in the Television department of a Los Angeles based talent agency. Gaining an in-depth understanding of the film and TV world, Dash plans to continue to progress within the agency on the path to becoming a Talent Agent. Within philanthropy, Dash is passionate about confronting climate change and understanding how he as well as the Foundation can leverage resources to make a meaningful impact on the current challenges facing California.
