President of the BoardSeattle International Foundation
Bill is a Seattle based philanthropist and businessman who has made a significant contribution over the past 22 years in the founding and development of local organizations and initiatives focused on global poverty alleviation. He is currently President of the Board and Co-Founder of the Seattle International Foundation and Chairman and co-founder of Global Washington, an international development association. Bill has over 30 years of experience running a variety of companies in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and Hawaii. He founded Global Partnerships in 1994 and has served as both CEO and Chairman of the Board. The focus of his international work today is Central America in the areas of social research, training and networking future leaders, rule of law and policy. In addition to serving on the boards of Weyerhaeuser and Alaska Airlines, he has served on several business, community and nonprofit boards and has been actively involved in the micro-finance development areas since 1993 as an early investor. Bill is currently on the Advisory Board of INCAE University in Central America.