Advisory Board 2021
Chair
Thomas E Cohen
Communications & Marketing Consultant
Thomas E Cohen
Communications & Marketing Consultant
Vice Chair
Frank A Dvorak, PhD
Founder & former CEO
Aeronautical Engineering Services, Inc.
Frank A Dvorak, PhD
Founder & former CEO
Aeronautical Engineering Services, Inc.
Secretary
Diane St. John
Owner
Human Resources Pacific Northwest, LLC
Diane St. John
Owner
Human Resources Pacific Northwest, LLC
Treasurer
Jeffrey Wortley
Market Manager for the Seattle-Cascade Private Bank Team
Key Bank
Jeffrey Wortley
Market Manager for the Seattle-Cascade Private Bank Team
Key Bank
David Aboulafia, MD
Physician, Section Head of Hematology/Oncology
Virginia Mason
Physician, Section Head of Hematology/Oncology
Virginia Mason
Claire Bonilla
CEO
Sightlife
CEO
Sightlife
Jane Buckner, MD
President
Benaroya Research Institute
President
Benaroya Research Institute
Paul Hughes, MBA
Managing Director, Investment Banking
Blacktorch Capital
Managing Director, Investment Banking
Blacktorch Capital
Gary Kaplan, MD
Chairman & CEO
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Chairman & CEO
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Brian Kotzin, MD
Senior Vice President
Nektar Therapeutics
Senior Vice President
Nektar Therapeutics
Kirk Nelson
CEO & President
CEO & President
AAA Washington/Inland
Ben Reiber, MBA, CFA
Vice President, Investment Management Division
Goldman Sachs & Co
Vice President, Investment Management Division
Goldman Sachs & Co
Erin Talbott
Marketing & Communications Director
Marketing & Communications Director
Expeditors
David Williams, MBA
Former Executive Manager
Former Executive Manager
Security Pacific Bank
Robert Williams, PhD
Former Director
Amazon AppstoreFormer Director
Christopher B Wilson, MD
Former Director of Global Health Discovery & Translational Sciences Program
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationFormer Director of Global Health Discovery & Translational Sciences Program
Steven Ziegler, PhD
Director of Academic Affairs, Member
Benaroya Reserach InstituteDirector of Academic Affairs, Member
Catherine Zimmerman
Mediator & Conflict Resolution Coach
Mediator & Conflict Resolution Coach