The Washington Roundtable board is comprised of senior executives of major private sector employers in Washington state. Our members work together to effect positive change on public policy issues that they believe are most important to supporting state economic vitality and fostering opportunity for all Washingtonians.
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“The public policies put in place today will define the opportunities and long-term prosperity our citizens enjoy tomorrow. The Roundtable works to ensure those opportunities extend to everyone who lives, works, and does business here.”
–Craig Dawson, President & CEO, Retail Lockbox, Inc.
“The Roundtable’s work to move Washington students beyond the high school diploma to a postsecondary credential that prepares them for work and life will have significant, long-lasting benefits for our kids, our communities, and our state.”
–Betsy Cadwallader, Market President, U.S. Bank
“Our state’s success depends on strong public-private partnerships. The Roundtable connects senior business leaders with government officials to find solutions that benefit all of Washington. I’m proud to be part of an organization at the forefront of economic and education issues.”
–Bart Ricketts, CEO, Lease Crutcher Lewis
“The Roundtable brings together senior business leaders from major private sector employers in the state to work on policy that will have lasting positive benefits for the state as a whole.”
–Betsy Cowles, Chairman, Cowles Company
“I’m proud to be a part of the Washington Roundtable, an organization that is working to create economic opportunities for communities across the state. The Washington Roundtable actively advocates for economic policy issues that matter most for our state’s collective future.”
–Brian Stading, COO, Ziply Fiber
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The Roundtable applies the knowledge, creativity and expertise of Washington’s senior business leaders to the policy issues that matter most to our state and its citizens. Our board members are the senior executives of Washington companies or ranking executives of companies headquartered elsewhere that have significant presence here. A select number of board seats are reserved for citizen members and other business leaders who bring unique experience, knowledge or expertise.
Betsy Cadwallader *, Roundtable Chair;
Market President, U.S. Bank
Bart Ricketts *, Roundtable Vice Chair;
CEO, Lease Crutcher Lewis
Michael Senske *, Roundtable Secretary/Treasurer;
Chairman & CEO, Pearson Packaging Systems
Dean C. Allen
CEO
McKinstry Co. LLC
René Ancinas
Chairman & CEO
Port Blakely Companies
Chuck Arnold
President
Seattle Seahawks and First & Goal, Inc.
Steven Ashby, Ph.D.
Laboratory Director
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Brent Beardall
President & CEO
WaFd Bank
Frank A. Blethen
Publisher & CEO
The Seattle Times
Doug Bowser
President & COO
Nintendo of America, Inc.
Phyllis J. Campbell
Chairman, Pacific Northwest
JP Morgan Chase
Tony Christensen
President & CEO
Christensen, Inc.
Joe Coote
CEO
Darigold
Betsy Cowles
Chairman
Cowles Company
Imelda Dacones, MD FACP
Market President
Optum Care Washington
Craig Dawson *
President & CEO
Retail Lockbox, Inc.
Stan Deal
President & CEO
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Preston Feight
CEO
PACCAR, Inc.
Reggie Fils-Aime **
Managing Partner
Brentwood Growth Partners
Teresa Foy, Ph.D.
Senior VP, Head, Immuno-Oncology and Cellular Therapy
Bristol Myers Squibb
Daniel S. Fulton **
CEO, Retired
Weyerhaeuser Company
Catie Griggs
President, Business Operations
Seattle Mariners
Ada Healey
Chief Real Estate Officer
Vulcan, Inc.
Matt Hill
Seattle Market President
KeyBank
Brad Jackson
CEO & Co-Founder
Slalom Consulting
Gary Kaplan, MD
Chairman & CEO
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Robert Kershaw
CEO
Domex Superfresh Growers
Mary Kipp
President & CEO
Puget Sound Energy
Mary A. Knell *
CEO, Pacific Northwest & Western Canada
Wells Fargo
Tod Leiweke
CEO
Seattle Kraken
Howard C. Lincoln **
Chairman & CEO, Retired
Seattle Mariners
Rodrigo Lopez
Regional Senior Vice President, Washington Region
Comcast
Thomas J. Lynch Jr., MD
President & Director
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute
Stanley B. McCammon
President & CEO
Joshua Green Corporation
Stan W. McNaughton
President & CEO
PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company
Margaret A. Meister *
President & CEO
Symetra
Ben Minicucci
CEO
Alaska Airlines, Inc.
Colin Moseley
Chairman
Green Diamond Resource Co.
Erik Nordstrom
CEO
Nordstrom, Inc.
Mary Pugh
CEO & Chief Investment Officer
Pugh Capital Management
Jeff Roe
CEO & President
Premera Blue Cross
Julie Sandler
Managing Director
PSL Ventures
Kerri Schroeder
Seattle Market President
Bank of America
Michelle Seitz
Chairman & CEO
Russell Investments
Bradford L. Smith *
President
Microsoft Corporation
Olumide Soroye
President & CEO, Intelligent Operating Solutions
Fortive Corporation
Brian Stading
COO
Ziply Fiber
John W. Stanton**
Chairman and Co-Founder
Trilogy Partners
Peter Stanton
Chairman & CEO
Washington Trust Bank
Devin W. Stockfish *
President & CEO
Weyerhaeuser Company
Mark N. Tabbutt
Chairman
Saltchuk Resources, Inc.
Brad Tilden **
Chairman
Alaska Airlines, Inc.
Alisha Valavanis
CEO & General Manager
Seattle Storm
Dennis Vermillion *
President & CEO
Avista Corporation
Jeffery S. Vincent
President & CEO
Laird Norton Company
Geoff Wood
CEO & Co-President
Windermere
Howard Wright
Chairman & Founder
Seattle Hospitality Group
Amadou Yattassaye
Executive Vice President of Market Growth
Cambia Health Solutions
Eric Young
VP Engineering, Site Lead, Washington State
Google
David Zapolsky
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
Amazon
Eric Zimpfer
VP Refining Cherry Point
bp Cherry Point Refinery
* Executive Committee
** Council of Former Directors
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Steve Mullin
President
steve@waroundtable.comNeil Strege
Vice President
neils@waroundtable.comSara Garrettson
Vice President, Communications
sara@waroundtable.comKim Martinez
Operations Manager
kim@waroundtable.comBrian Jeffries
Policy Director, Partnership for Learning
brian@partnership4learning.orgIngrid Stegemoeller
Communications Director, Partnership for Learning
ingrid@partnership4learning.org
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How does the Roundtable determine the issues it will focus on?
We focus on a select number of issues that our members believe are most important to supporting economic vitality and fostering opportunity for all Washingtonians. We consider issues possibly under consideration by state leaders, and where we believe the knowledge and expertise of our members can most affect positive change.
How does one become a member of the Washington Roundtable?
Candidates for membership must be the senior executive of a Washington state company or the ranking executive of a company headquartered elsewhere that has significant business presence here. A select number of board seats are reserved for citizen members and other business leaders who bring unique experience, knowledge or expertise.
Is the Washington Roundtable a government organization?
No. Although we work to address state policy issues, we are not affiliated with or supported by the public sector.
Does the Washington Roundtable endorse candidates or sponsor bills or ballot measures?
We focus on policy, not politics. We work closely with elected officials and policymakers to support sound policy and affect positive change via the legislative process. In select cases, we will play an active role in ballot measure campaigns that directly relate to our core areas of focus. We do not engage in political races, endorse or support candidates running for elective office.
Are there Roundtables in every state and are they organized the same way?
There are state roundtables in one form or another in many states. Each is organized and has a membership reflective of its needs and mission. We often share information and ideas with other state roundtable organizations, but we have no formal affiliations.
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Partnership for Learning – www.partnership4learning.org
Partnership for Learning, the education foundation of the Washington Roundtable, is a statewide nonprofit organization that communicates the need for all Washington’s students to graduate from high school ready for career and college. As a trusted source of information, Partnership for Learning makes complex education issues accessible.
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