Miguel Patricio is a Portuguese business executive and Jake Gyllenhaal is an American actor, and no reliable source links the two. Searches for a shared ad campaign, business deal or personal tie, including with the brands Patricio worked on, turned up nothing. The two names probably appear together only because both are well known in their fields.
Who Miguel Patricio is
Patricio is a former chief executive of The Kraft Heinz Company. CNBC reported in 2019 that he spent about two decades at the brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev. He was its chief marketing officer from 2012 until 2018. He took over Kraft Heinz from Bernardo Hees.
A Kraft Heinz release says Patricio served as CEO from 2019 and as chair of the board from 2022. He moved to non-executive chair on January 1, 2024, when Carlos Abrams-Rivera became CEO.
Kraft Heinz named Steve Cahillane CEO from January 1, 2026. Patricio stepped back from the chair role, John T. Cahill took it, and Patricio stayed on the board.
Who Jake Gyllenhaal is
Britannica says Gyllenhaal was born on December 19, 1980, in Los Angeles. His parents are screenwriter Naomi Foner and director Stephen Gyllenhaal. He made his film debut in City Slickers (1991). He earned an Academy Award nomination for Brokeback Mountain, in which he played a cowboy in a secret romance with another cowboy, played by Heath Ledger.
What the sources do and don’t show
The CNBC article on Patricio does not mention Gyllenhaal or any other actor. The Britannica entry on Gyllenhaal does not mention Patricio, Kraft Heinz or Anheuser-Busch. Other pages that mention both names are not evidence of a connection, and none documented one.
Patricio’s marketing work at Anheuser-Busch InBev involved brands such as Budweiser, Stella Artois and Corona. I found no Gyllenhaal campaign for any of them, or for a Kraft Heinz brand. If a specific ad, event or post links them, send it and the article can be updated.
Conclusion
Patricio is known for running food and beverage companies. Gyllenhaal is known for his film and stage work. A credible link between them would need a named project, deal or statement.
Sources
CNBC — “After brutal year, Kraft Heinz taps AB InBev’s Miguel Patricio to replace CEO Bernardo Hees,” 2019 (the page does not display a clear date)
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/22/kraft-heinz-taps-new-ceo-ab-inbevs-miguel-patricio.html
Business Wire (Kraft Heinz release) — announcement of Carlos Abrams-Rivera as CEO and Miguel Patricio as Non-Executive Chair (the release text states no date; the URL suggests August 2023)
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230814636129/en
Food Engineering — “Kraft Heinz Names Former Kellanova Exec Steve Cahillane as CEO,” December 18, 2025
https://www.foodengineeringmag.com/articles/103434-kraft-heinz-names-former-kellanova-exec-steve-cahillane-as-ceo
Britannica — “Jake Gyllenhaal”
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jake-Gyllenhaal
