Colleen Patrick-Goudreau (born March 8, 1970, in Westfield, New Jersey) is an American author, lecturer,[1][2] TEDx speaker, cultural commentator, and podcaster.

Patrick-Goudreau advocates veganism as a means by which to prevent cruelty to animals.

[9][10] She has another podcast called ANIMALOGY, which examines the animal-related words and expressions we use and what they say about the relationship between human and non-human animals, which is also the topic of her 2020 TEDx talk.

[13] Patrick-Goudreau has appeared on national and regional TV programs, including CBS with Good Day Sacramento, and FOX where she has shared her knowledge and recipes.

[14] Patrick-Goudreau lives in Oakland, California with her husband David and two cats, Charlie and Michiko.