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Shil B.
Patel

CHIEF OF STAFFOffice of Senator Thom Tillis

Works forRThom Tillis · Republican · North Carolina

Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (2022–2026). Previously served as Legislative Director (2019–2022) and Economic Policy Advisor for Senator Tillis since 2017, overseeing the Senator's policy portfolio on Armed Services, Veterans Affairs, Judiciary, and Banking Committees. Holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Prior to the Senate, was a Supervisory Analyst at the Federal Reserve Board in the Banking Supervision & Regulation Division and worked at Northern Trust Asset Management in Chicago.

Last year's salary

$111,899

Calendar year 2025

Career tenure

8.5y

4 roles tracked

Sponsored trips

1

$0 total

Career earnings

$1,269,332

Chapter I

Compensation Timeline

Summed annual salary across all tracked roles.

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Chapter II

Employment History

Roles are merged across compensation filings.

CHIEF OF STAFF
Office of Senator Thom Tillis
forRThom Tillis · Republican · North Carolina
Senate
Apr 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2025
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
Office of Senator Thom Tillis
forRThom Tillis · Republican · North Carolina
Senate
Oct 1, 2019 to Mar 31, 2022
ECONOMIC POLICY ADVISOR
Office of Senator Thom Tillis
forRThom Tillis · Republican · North Carolina
Senate
Aug 13, 2018 to Sep 30, 2019
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT
Senate
Mar 14, 2017 to Aug 12, 2018

Chapter III

Earlier career

Prior roles per public sources. May overlap with employment records based on salary filings above.

Supervisory Analyst
Federal Reserve Board
Associate
Northern Trust Asset Management

Chapter IV

Sponsored Travel

1 trip · $0 combined disclosed value.

Unknown
Employee Reimbursed Travel
Apr 27, 2023 to Apr 29, 2023
Pending