Patrick Gonzales-Rogers

Pat Gonzales-Rogers is a national thought leader, attorney, and expert practitioner in tribal co-management and Indian law, distinguished by over four decades of high-level executive experience spanning federal agencies, major national philanthropies, and elite academic institutions. Recognized as a singular agent of connectivity between vertical institutions and marginalized communities, he was the primary architect of the historic first federal land management plan for the Bears Ears National Monument—a paradigm-shifting framework that elevates traditional ecological knowledge alongside modern conservation science. A deeply respected educator and mentor, he serves on the faculty at Yale University, where his highly sought-after courses earned him the student-voted 2024 Faculty of the Year award for mentorship and community. Guided by the core cultural precepts of kuleana (responsibility), malama(stewardship), and pono (righteousness).