LT'23 Leader Interviews

As part of their Leadership Lab Projects, the LT’23 cohort met, interviewed, and learned from regional leaders, centering their conversations on leadership beliefs and practices, what “collective” leadership might look like, and how leaders take action toward racial equity and social justice. The cohort was divided into 10 teams; each team interviewed two leaders. In total, 20 leaders from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors shared their ideas and wisdom with the cohort. 

LT would like to thank the following leaders for giving their time to be interviewed by LT'23 lab teams:

  • Ryan Calkins, LT’16, Commissioner, Port of Seattle

  • Laura Clise, Founder & CEO, Intentionalist

  • Graciela Gomez Cowger, Chief Executive Officer, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

  • Leo Flor, Director, Dept. of Community and Human Services, King County

  • Steven Gonzalez, LT’96, Chief Justice, Washington State Supreme Court

  • Sean Goode, Executive Director, CHOOSE 180

  • Michael Greer, President & CEO, ArtsFund

  • Margaret Hopkins, Senior VP, Shared Services and CIO, Puget Sound Energy

  • Beth Knox, President & CEO, Seattle Sports Commission

  • Gordon McHenry, President and CEO, United Way of King County

  • Michelle Merriweather, President & CEO, Urban League Metropolitan Seattle

  • Eric Pettigrew, LT’93, Vice President of Government Relations and Outreach, Seattle Kraken

  • Noah Purcell, LT’13, Washington State Solicitor General, Attorney General’s Office 

  • Mayor Lynne Robinson, Mayor, City of Bellevue

  • Richard Romero, President/CEO, Seattle Credit Union

  • Jon Scholes, LT’07, President & CEO, Seattle Downtown Association

  • Rachel Smith, President & CEO, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce

  • Pallavi Wahi, Co-US and Seattle Managing Partner, K & L Gates

  • Alesha Washington, President & CEO, Seattle Foundation

  • Mayor Victoria Woodards, Mayor, City of Tacoma

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