Patrice M. Auld

Safeco Corp. provides insurance products and services. It offers property, casualty, surety, life and health insurance services. The firm provides contract and commercial surety bonds for construction, performance, and legal matters, such as appeals, probate, and bankruptcies to contractors and businesses. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Stoel Rives LLP provides full suite of transactional and litigation solutions for U.S. and international clients. Its practice areas include corporate, energy, environmental, intellectual property, labor and employment, land use and construction, litigation, natural resources, real estate, renewable energy and technology law. The firm?s clients include financial institutions, public and private utilities, energy and renewable energy companies, developers, manufacturers, retailers, hospitals, universities, agribusinesses, software companies, food and beverage companies, charitable foundations, telecommunications and forestry companies, among others. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Leach Holding Corp. operates as holding company with interest in manufacturing electrical switches, relays and control devices. The company is headquartered in Trumbull, CT.

Premera Blue Cross provides health, life, vision, dental and long term care insurance services. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Mountlake Terrace, WA.

JDRF International is a leader in setting the agenda for diabetes research worldwide, and is the largest charitable funder of and advocate for type 1 diabetes research. JDRF find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and can be fatal. Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times or use a pump each day, every day of their lives. And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its potential complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation. It was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Linklaters LLP, Linklaters de Bandt is a Belgian company that provides legal services. The company is based in Brussels, Belgium.

Part of Linklaters LLP, Linklaters (New York) is a company based in New York, NY.

New York State Bar Association is a non-profit organization, which provides legal services and offers a membership program for lawyers. It also publishes an array of books, bar journals, law digest, and State Bar news. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Alban, NY.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

British-American Business Council of the Pacific Northwest is a non-profit organization. It is focused in connecting people, companies and organizations engaged in business, trade and transatlantic interests through networking, business and social programming, relationship development, information, education resources and cultural promotion. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.

The Washington State Bar Association operates the state bar association.

AGC Biologics, Inc. develops therapeutic proteins for early clinical trials. The firm offers integrated cGMP manufacturing services using microbial fermentation and mammalian cell culture processes. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Bothell, WA.

K&L Gates LLP engages in the provision of legal services. The firm represents corporations, growth and middle-market companies, capital markets participants and entrepreneurs as well as public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations, and individuals. The company was founded by Kirkpatrick Lockhart in 1946 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

E8 Management LLC (E8 Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Nate Silverman and Martin Tobias. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Inc. engages in the research, clinical initiatives, patient services, and advocacy for pancreatic cancer. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, CA.

Amazon Web Services, Inc. engages in provision of information technology infrastructure services. Its solutions include archiving, backup and restore, blockchain, business applications, containers, content delivery, database migrations, data lakes and analytics, development operations, e-commerce, high performance computing, hybrid cloud architectures, Internet of Things, mobile services, modern application development, scientific computing, serverless computing, and websites. The company was founded by Andrew R. Jassy in 2006 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Achilles International, Inc. is an organization that empowers people with disabilities to participate in adaptive running and endurance sports. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The company serves 25,000 athletes with disabilities in over 48 chapters in 24 countries, including 27 chapters in 19 states in the US. Achilles athletes have various disabilities, such as amputations, paralysis, traumatic brain injuries, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, autism, and visual impairment. Achilles International breaks down barriers to race start lines for people of all ages living with a disability, and they are transforming the lives of people with disabilities through athletic programs and social connection. The organization was founded in 1983 by Dick Traum, and the CEO is Emily Glasser.

Pacific Northwest Ballet Association offers ballet production. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.