Whitney H. W. Patton, CPA is an experienced Certified Public Accountant and Internal Auditor with a proven ability to plan and execute duties varying from the audit of financial institutions to the completion of Enterprise Risk assessments, Internal Control Assessments and Internal Audits. Mr. Patton comes to Bank of The Bahamas from The National Insurance Board (NIB) where he serves as Chief Internal Auditor. Prior to joining NIB Mr. Patton worked as a Staff Accountant with the accounting firm of Ernst & Young.

Mr. Patton holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Norfolk State University, Norfolk Virginia as well as the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation. He also studied Executive Management courses at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

Mr. Patton is a licensed member of the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants and the New York State Board of Accountancy. He is also a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors.