Kristianne Blake

Kristianne Blake is currently the Chairman at Russell Investment Funds and Russell Investment Company, as well as the Director at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
She is also the President of Kristianne Gates Blake PS since 1987.
Previously, she held positions such as Chairman at United Way of Spokane County and YMCA of the Inland Northwest, Director at Principal Funds, Inc. and Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc., Lead Independent Director at Avista Corp., Director at Laird Norton Wealth Management, Inc., Director of Research at Lockwood Financial Group, Inc., Director of Investment Research at WIA, Inc., Director at Advantage IQ, Inc., Director at Greater Spokane, Inc., Director at ENGIE Insight Services, Inc., and Partner at Deloitte, Haskins & Sells LLP.
She obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Washington.