SB Profiles
The Fixer
Nancy Giunto is retiring after spending a career working to improve health care
Ever wonder why a medical procedure costs more at Virginia Mason than at Providence? Or why medical bills often arrive unanticipated months after care? So does Nancy Giunto. Even after spending decades in health care, she admits she doesn’t have all the answers. Giunto isn’t a doctor. She’s an administrator. But you’d be hard-pressed to…
Pioneer Spirit
London Plane owner Katherine Anderson remains committed to Pioneer Square despite a host of challenges
Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square neighborhood has been part of Katherine Anderson’s life for as long as she can remember. Anderson, owner of the popular London Plane restaurant, recalls visiting the neighborhood with her father when she was a small child. They always stopped at The Elliott Bay Book Co., the iconic bookstore, which for 37…
Taking Big STEM Steps
D. Sangeetas startup, Gotara, aims to fix the gender imbalance in STEM careers
D. Sangeeta wasn’t about to put her dream on hold, pandemic or not. Sangeeta launched her Seattle startup, Gotara, in June 2020, a month when Covid-19 claimed nearly 60,000 American lives. She had left her job as vice president of connections at Amazon and, relying on her 26 years of experience, set about creating a…
The Rating Game
Sung Rhee takes on U.S. News & World Reports college rankings, with a big difference
This story is featured in the October issue of Seattle Business magazine. Subscribe here to access the print edition. Sung Rhee found himself unemployed and unsure of his future after selling his venture-backed software infrastructure company, ViAir, back in 2003. The internet was in its early stages, and Rhee was trying to figure a way…
Kristy Dickson has a Bank of Knowledge
She brings her deep understanding of the community to U.S. Bank customers
This story is featured in the July issue of Seattle Business magazine. Subscribe here to access the print edition. To say that Kristy Dickson has deep roots in the Seattle area would be an understatement. She grew up in Everett and graduated from Mariner High School. She attended Shoreline Community College. She lives in Edmonds…
Ketul Patel is the Medicine Man
Patel isnt a doctor, but hes spent a career in health care
This story is featured in the May/June issue of Seattle Business magazine. Subscribe here to access the print edition. Ketul Patel comes from a medical family. His father, Jagdish, is a retired doctor. His late mother was a nurse and his brother, Himanshu, is a noted cardiologist. Patel himself isnt a doctor, but since last…
Tina Pappas Plays Outside The Lines
Tarragon Properties president envisions opportunity in some surprising places
This interview is featured in the March issue of Seattle Business magazine. Subscribe here to access the print edition. Tina Pappas has spent her entire career in commercial real estate, beginning as an agent at Colliers International shortly after graduating from Western Washington University. Along the way, she launched her own company and served almost…
Seattle’s Black Boardroom Initiative aims to diversify corporate boards and improve business performance
Craig Dawson boasts a lifetime of achievement. He launched and runs his own payment remittance company, Retail Lockbox. He is on the board of the Seattle branch of the Federal Reserve Bank. He has held leadership roles with several influential business organizations, including the Washington Roundtable, the University of Washington’s Consulting and Business Development Center,…
Matt Hill Is Right at Home Heading KeyBank’s Thriving Seattle Market
Matt Hill returns to KeyBank, this time as market president
MAKING CONNECTIONS: Seattle native Matt Hill, KeyBank’s market president and commercial banking sales leader for Washington, says building relationships is key to building a bank.
Bartell Drugs CEO Kathi Lentzsch Sees Innovation as a Prescription for Success
Bartell Drugs CEO Kathi Lentzsch has spent a lifetime in the retail world
This article appears in the September 2019 issue. Click here for a free subscription. Kathi Lentzsch is just the second nonfamily member to lead Bartell Drugs, the iconic Seattle pharmacy company founded in 1890 when George Bartell Sr. purchased a pharmacy in the Central District. Bartell now operates 65 stores in the Puget Sound region…
WeWork Lab’s Elizabeth Scallon Is a Former Scientist Now Focused on Incubating Startups
Elizabeth Scallon brings scientific rigor to WeWork Labs
INCUBATING SUCCESS. Elizabeth Scallon, who oversees WeWork Labs Northwest, applies scientific rigor to the world of entrepreneurship and business startups.
