Todd Patkin grew up in Needham, Massachusetts.

After graduating from Tufts University, he joined the family business and spent the next eighteen years helping to grow it to new heights.

Advance Auto Parts purchased the company in 2005, so Todd was free to focus on his main passions: philanthropy and giving back to the community, spending time with family and friends, and helping more people learn how to be happy.

Todd lives with his wife, their amazing son, and two great dogs: Tucker and Hunter.