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The 2014 Community Impact Awards: Pro Bono Services

The 2014 Community Impact Awards: Pro Bono Services

WINNER ARRYVE Bellevue Bellevue-based ARRYVE provides management consulting services to some of the worlds premier companies, but its the focus on future readiness that sets it apart. Arryve cofounders Chris Smith and Chris Stephenson arent satisfied with the status quo in business, so it makes sense that their charitable efforts would break the mold as…

The 2014 Community Impact Awards: Sustainability in Business Operations

The 2014 Community Impact Awards: Sustainability in Business Operations

WINNER University of Washington Seattle The University of Washington has a long-standing commitment to environmental sustainability. In 2000, then-Executive Vice President Weldon Ihrig convened a task force on environmental practices. The commitment was bolstered in 2009 with the introduction of a Climate Action Plan and was reaffirmed by a 2012 executive order from President Michael…

The 2014 Community Impact Awards

The 2014 Community Impact Awards

From job creation to workforce development, from pro bono services to volunteer endeavors, most business enterprises have a beneficial impact on their communities. To recognize such vital influence, Seattle Business solicited nominations for its new Community Impact Awards. To say the inaugural class is impressive is like saying the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl triumph was…

Executive Q&A: Brian Langstraat, CEO, Parametric

Executive Q&A: Brian Langstraat, CEO, Parametric

As a 24-year employee of Parametric, Brian Langstraat has helped build a firm with $125 billion in assets under management on the iconoclastic notion that investment managers can do better for their clients by cutting the cost of investing in equities than by trying to ferret out the next great stock. EARLY YEARS: My father…

The 2014 Executive Excellence Awards: Lifetime Achievement -- Martha Choe

The 2014 Executive Excellence Awards: Lifetime Achievement — Martha Choe

Martha Choe, CAO, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Lifetime Achievement award recipient Martha Choe believes leadership is about finding, encouraging and nurturing the right people. Or, as she puts it: Giving them wings to fly and doing what you need to do to support them. Choe, who celebrates her 10th anniversary with the Bill &…

The 2014 Executive Excellence Awards: J. Shan Mullin

The 2014 Executive Excellence Awards: J. Shan Mullin

J. Shan Mullin, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP As a young associate at the law firm Perkins Coie, Shan Mullin eagerly started working with the board of United Way, ultimately helping the Seattle branchs charitable campaign become one of the largest in the country. That first endeavor led to 56 more years of community involvement. When…

The 2014 Executive Excellence Awards: Debra Music

The 2014 Executive Excellence Awards: Debra Music

Debra Music, Cofounder and Vice President Sales and Marketing, Theo Chocolate Most marketing executives struggle to boost their companys message, but Debra Music finds the public tours of Theo Chocolates factory in Fremont make it easy. When you have a captive audience and youre feeding them chocolate, she notes, theyre going to be listening to…

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