Past Speaker

Jim's Bio Jim Barnhart is currently the Senior Director for Agriculture with JE Austin, an international consulting firm. He also serves as an External Advisor to McKinsey and Company. Jim has nearly 40 years of international and domestic development experience. He spent over two decades at USAID, living and [...]

Bryce Phillips studied finance, juggling school while living in Whistler BC, skiing professionally for companies including Patagonia and K2, and chasing winters around the world. In 2001 Bryce started evo, an action sports and outdoor lifestyle retail business, and in 2005 opened a flagship store in Seattle, Washington. Originally [...]

Pat's Bio The University of Washington appointed Pat Chun as its 17th Director of Athletics on March 26, 2024.  Prior to that, Mr. Chun served in the same role at Washington State University in 2018 and earned the distinction of Under Armor Athletic Director of the Year in 2020. He has served [...]

Matthew Samwick is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Innovation Realty Partners, LLC, a commercial real estate development company based in Bellevue, WA. Its mission is to help communities achieve their development goals by creating 360 degree, one-stop living centers, that honor people, prosperity, and the earth. Innovation Realty [...]

As a relationship builder, thought leader, and strategic planner, Michael brings three decades of experience in nonprofit and for-profit leadership to ArtsFund, supporting the mission to support the arts through leadership, advocacy, and grantmaking in order to build a healthy, equitable, and creative Washington. With degrees in economics, education, [...]

Jody's Bio After graduating from the UW with a degree in construction management, Jody began a career in the construction industry, focused primarily on healthcare and biotechnology. She started with DPR Construction, then founded her own firm, Elsom Construction LLC before moving to the development side of the business [...]

Mike Preiner is the founder of The Math Agency; their mission is to close educational gaps in public schools. He has a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University and has founded and sold two software and analytics companies. Mike grew up in a low-income family in rural Minnesota, [...]

Mari's Bio As Senior Vice President, Social Impact & Government Relations for the Seattle Kraken and Executive Director of One Roof Foundation, Mari Horita sits on the team’s Executive Committee and leads the development and implementation of the social impact, community engagement, philanthropic, and DE&I vision and strategy for [...]

Dave Walsh is a Green Construction Consultant and Registered Architect at Dave Walsh Consulting and has over 34 years of experience working with architects, developers, contractors, and public agencies to measure and reduce embodied carbon in their projects. His project experience includes leading the Zero Carbon, LEED, and Salmon [...]

Alicia was born and raised in San Diego, CA and graduated from the United States Air Force Academy where she was commissioned as a lieutenant in the United States Air Force. She was trained by the Department of Defense as a Contracting Officer specializing in contract negotiations. As an [...]