Patrick Joseph McClure, AO (born 18 March 1949) is an Australian executive who advises governments on welfare reform, social policy, charity regulation and impact investment.

He is a company director and a former chief executive officer of Mission Australia and the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (NSW/ACT).

[3] He was a director of Amnesty International (1978–1988), working with refugees and coordinating global campaigns against human rights abuses.

[citation needed] McClure was appointed Ethics Fellow at the Centre for Social Impact, University of New South Wales in 2008.

[9] In December 2013, Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews announced that McClure would chair a Reference Group on Welfare Reform.

An interim report was released on 29 June 2014,[10] followed by roundtables with 175 key stakeholders in all states and territories, consultations with 55 people on income support, 271 formal submissions and 231 online comments.

[11] In 2017, Assistant Minister to the Treasurer Michael Sukkar announced that McClure would chair a review of the ACNC Legislation.