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Lance is a results-driven professional with repeated success in leading major airport capital development programs, negotiating complex airlines and tenant agreements, and managing large, medium, and small hub airports. As the Chief Operating Officer for Houston’s three airports prior to joining the Port of Seattle Executive team, Lance is [...]

Mike Pellicciotti (Pelleh-chee-otti) was elected Washington’s 24th State Treasurer in 2020. As Washington’s chief financial officer, Mike is dedicated to financial transparency, protecting Washington’s financial health, and advancing policies that best serve our state’s working families and retirees. Before becoming Treasurer, he served two terms in the Washington House [...]

Captain, University-National Oceanographic Laboratory (UNOLS) Academic Research Fleet (ARF) Meegan Corcoran has worked in the maritime industry for over 20 years and recently began working for the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS), a Federal organization that oversees 17 research ships (soon to be 20) operated by institutions of higher [...]

Mary E. Kipp was named president of PSE in August 2019 and CEO in January 2020. Under her direction, PSE is working toward an aspirational goal of being a Beyond Net Zero Carbon energy company by 2045, targeting reduction of its carbon emissions to net zero and going beyond [...]

Hector Ivan Godoy Priske is the Head Consul of Mexico in Seattle, WA. In his academic and public service careers, he has specialized in the North American trilateral relationship, and has spent his career strengthening the ties between Mexico, the United States, and Canada. He has worked with both [...]

Steven Grimmer is a proven leader at Expeditors through dedication and excellence in the global marketplace. In the position of Senior Vice President of Account Management, he displays vision in order to create a strategic direction for Expeditors Account Management program. A New Jersey native, Steve began his career [...]

Mr. Gantar is a global economic development leader as the Honorary Consul for Ethiopia in Seattle with diverse experience in growing business operations and facilitating complex public private investment both in the U.S. and Africa. Mr Gantar is the current President of the Consular Association of Washington State which [...]

Jim Weber joined Brooks as CEO in 2001 and is credited for the Seattle-based company’s aggressive turnaround story, focusing the team solely on delivering personally inspiring products and experiences that keep people running. The business and brand caught the attention of Warren Buffett, who declared Brooks a standalone Berkshire [...]

Heather Redman is Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Flying Fish Partners, a venture firm investing in artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics companies. She serves on the boards of PPL Corporation (NYSE), Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ), Beneficial State Bank, and Coldstream Holdings Inc. and as a Regent of Washington [...]