A prominent American talent manager, Patrick Whitesell has an estimated net worth of $25 million. A graduate of Luther College in Iowa, he began his professional career as an agent at United Talent Agency (UTA) for two years. He then had a two year stint at InterTalent where he worked in the mailroom and later became an agent. He used to serve as the head of the talent department of Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for five years after being promoted from an agent.

In February 2001, Mr. Whitesell moved to Endeavor Talent Agency. He was part of the group that designed the successful merging of the agency with the William Morris Agency, a leading entertainment and media agency, in June 2009. Currently, he serves as the co-CEO of William Morris along with Ari Emmanuel. Among his clients are Ben Affleck, Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale, Ellen Page, Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Garner, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Krasinski, Jude Law, Sienna Miller, Joaquin Phoenix, Denzel Washington, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson, Matt Damon, and Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam.