Two Masters degree and a Doctorate at age 26.
Born in 1956 ,Within a few months of his return to Nigeria from Bloomington , United States where he did graduate work, Pat got enlisted by the former Vice-President, Alex Ekwueme to provide consultancy on some public policy papers. Soon after, he was appointed Special Assistant by former President, Shehu Shagari - a position he lost following the military coup of December 1983, which terminated the Second Republic .

In 1986, he joined Volkswagen of Nigeria PLC (VWON) as the Corporate Affairs helmsman, rising to become the reputed organization's Deputy Managing Director in 1991.

Pat Utomi was formerly the Deputy Managing Director of Volkswagen Nig PLC. He is the Chairman of Platinum Bank (now Bank PHB), and also a chairman of Business Day and Director of Lagos Business School.

Pat Utomi is a fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria and a Senior Faculty of the Lagos Business School -Pan African University, he is Director of The Centre For Applied Economics at the Lagos Business School. He has served in Senior positions in government, as an Adviser to the President of Nigeria; the Private Sector, as Chief Operating Officer for Volkswagen of Nigeria, and in academia. He is the author of several Management and Public Policy books including the Award Winning Managing Uncertainty: Competition and Strategy in Emerging Economies. His academic background covers a range from Policy Economics, Business Administration, and Political Science to Mass Communication. As an entrepreneur he has founded or co-founded companies that are active in fields including financial services, ICT, and media.