Patrick Dinkel in

Patrick Dinkel

Login to view DISC.
Vice President of Strategy & Risk at Arizona Public Service - APS
📍 Tempe, Arizona, United States

Patrick Dinkel is a retired executive from Arizona Public Service (APS), where his career spanned over three decades, beginning in 1986. He concluded his tenure as the Vice President of Strategy and Risk, having also served as Chief Sustainability Officer. He earned an MBA from Northern Arizona University and attended an executive program at Northwesterns Kellogg School.

He has shown a strong interest in cross-border collaboration through his involvement as a board member for the Arizona-Mexico Commission.

Patrick led the corporate response to the COVID-19 pandemic at APS and was a key figure in implementing the "New View of Safety" philosophy.

Read the full overview →
Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Vice President of Strategy & Risk
Location
Tempe, Arizona, United States
Personality Overview

How Patrick shows up

Communication Style
Decision Approach
Work Preference

Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.

Login to view personality overview.
Priorities

Topics Patrick cares about

Corporate Safety Culture
Championed the "New View of Safety, " a philosophy focused on improving human performance and understanding systems rather than blaming individuals for failures.
Effective Leadership
Focuses on developing great managers by emphasizing alignment, clear expectations, empowerment, and effective feedback, inspired by research from companies like Google.
+5 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

2-2020 - 8-2021
Vice President of Strategy & Risk
Arizona Public Service - APS
2-2017 - 2-2020
Vice President Environmental and Chief Sustainabilty Officer
Arizona Public Service - APS
2-2014 - 2-2017
Vice President, Transmission & Distribution Operations
Arizona Public Service - APS
In the press

Media appearances

No media yetWe could not find public media appearances for this person.
Education
2013 - 2013
Advanced Executive Education program
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
1985 - 1986
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Northern Arizona University
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

DISC behavioral profile

Dominance, influence, steadiness, and calculativeness scores with guidance on how this person prefers to communicate and decide.

Login to view DISC.

Other Arizona Public Service - APS Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals.

Mike B.
Mike B.
Transmission Contracts and Services Consultant
Arizona Public Service - APS
AA
Andrea Abbott
Transmission Contracts & Services Consultant
Arizona Public Service - APS
 Todd Komaromy
Todd Komaromy
Director, Federal Regulatory Affairs and Compliance
Arizona Public Service - APS
 Tyler Moore
Tyler Moore
Manager, Market Policy & Term Analytics
Arizona Public Service - APS

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

DL
Damian L.
Manager - Distribution Engineering
CORE Electric Cooperative
 Barbara Lockwood
Barbara Lockwood
Energy Advisory Council
Bipartisan Policy Center
 Carmine Tilghman
Carmine Tilghman
Principal
Twin Cat Energy Services
 Ericca Suárez
Ericca Suárez
Maintenance Planner
Arizona Public Service - APS
Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to Patrick. Free, 10 seconds.