Based in Chicago, Pat Fahey works for the Cicerone® Certification Program managing exam content, developing educational material, and administering training across the nation. Pat also regularly speaks at conferences, judges at the Great American Beer Festival, and contributes as a member of the Beer & Food Working Group. In May of 2013, he passed the Master Cicerone® exam, becoming one of 13 Master Cicerones in the world and the youngest to ever pass the exam, and in 2014 was named one of Wine Enthusiast's Top 40 Under 40 Tastemakers.