Sydney Patterson is a graduate of the University of Cambridge, holding a B.A. in Human, Social and Political Sciences, and of the London School of Economics, holding an MSc in Local Economic Development. Ms Sydney Patterson has experience in "Digital Skills Training, Employment and Entrepreneurship Generation: Combining Qualitative Analysis of Training Programs which she undertook in Accra, Ghana" and communications and journalism for the student newspaper at Cambridge and with roles in the private sector, including in global client management at a major financial institution. Sydney has also worked as an impact evaluator for the student-lead charity Cambridge Development Initiative, and as an intern at the YouthMobile digital skills training initiative at UNESCO. She currently holds a position as Special Projects Associate at the Caribbean economic development consultancy SheLeadsIt.