Speakers

Brianna currently leads as President the Northwest Region of the Keiretsu Forum angel investment community, the largest and most active venture investor globally, comprising over 50 chapters, with over 2,500 active members investing over $75 million annually into over 180 companies. Brianna is also an active advisor to Keiretsu Capital in supporting due diligence, co-investments, and syndications for each of their Co‑Investments Funds.

Brianna has been an active leader and angel investor with Keiretsu Forum since its launch in Seattle in 2005 and supporting its growth to become the largest and most active group globally.

As a principal in the Clark Nuber’s tax practice, Amber uses her extensive experience to manage and solve a wide range of tax compliance and consulting issues for privately owned mid-market clients, focused on the healthcare, senior living, real estate, and hospitality industries. Prior to joining Clark Nuber, Amber spent time at a Big Four accounting firm, a large regional firm, and most recently was with Clothier & Head in Seattle.

Tushar Garg is the co-founder and COO at FlyHomes, a real estate brokerage and technology company that is leveling the playing field for home buyers and sellers through financial innovation, on‑demand technology, and functional specialization.

Arena Sports CEO Don Crowe is more than just an accomplished businessman with a vision and high expectations. He is a family guy with a great sense of humor and a passion for soccer, golf, and overall fun. He lives by the motto: “Work hard, but play harder.” He is the type to dole out the compliments when deserved or straighten your path when you’re off course. You always know where you stand with Don, and he’s always there to help you develop professionally.

Steve Marshall is the Transportation Technology Partnership Manager for the City of Bellevue, a new position created by the Bellevue City Council. Before that he was executive director of the Center for Advanced Transportation and Energy Solutions. He has more than 30 years of experience working on energy and transportation issues, including serving as chief outside legal counsel to Puget Sound Power & Light as a partner at the law firm of Perkins Coie. At Perkins Coie his first work was defending Boeing in aircraft crash cases.

Dave is a proud member of Clover Park (Lakewood) Rotary Club, a Paul Harris Fellow, and served as the club’s Public Relations Director. He has been a ShelterBox Ambassador since April 2017, having gone through the ShelterBox Response Team selection process in Canada (2017) and also additional field training in 2018.

A retired local law enforcement officer, Dave’s career included 4 years with the Town of Steilacoom, 16 years with Pierce County Sheriff’s office, and his final position as Assistant Chief, City of Lakewood PD.

Polyverse Corporation is the world’s leading cybersecurity vendor of moving target defense technologies for Linux. Before founding Polyverse Corporation, Alex Gounares led Concurix Corporation, a maker of Node.js profiling tools. These tools were acquired by Strongloop, Inc., and integrated into the Strongloop Arc platform.

Prior to Concurix, Alex served as AOL’s Chief Technology Officer. In this role, he led all aspects of AOL’s technology strategy, platform development, and external technology partnerships. He was responsible for all of AOL’s global engineering, IT, and operations functions. In addition, he served as a member of the company’s Global Executive Operating Committee.

Slade Gorton began his political career in 1958 as a Washington State representative; he went on to serve as state House majority leader. In 1968, he was elected state Attorney General. He served three terms, during which he argued 14 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. He focused on consumer protection, closing down shady car dealers, exposing pyramid schemes, reducing vehicle pollution and preserving public access to ocean beaches. On his watch, the office tripled the number of citizen complaints it resolved. He was active in organizations to improve the training of law officers, creating a base of support from law enforcement that lasted through his Senate
 career.

Slade’s strategic skills were highly valued during the three terms he served in the Senate. When complicated legislation came to the Senate floor with members squabbling over elements of a bill, they regularly turned to Slade, who calmly worked with competing viewpoints and found solutions that allowed needed legislation to pass. His intellect and ability to create compromise earned him a spot as formal counsel to Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, and he was a key strategist in passing major welfare reform and the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.

Dennis Moran began his career in the Alaska commercial fishing industry as a processor during the 1984 Bristol Bay salmon season. He earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington in 1987 and a Juris Doctorate in 1990.

Mr. Moran spent the next 23 years working as a maritime attorney and advisor to fishing companies in Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, the UK, the Russian Federation, South Korea, Mexico, and French Polynesia.

Recycling has been in the news lately, and Gregg Brummer is Bellevue’s leading expert on the changes in the international recycling markets.

Gregg joined Republic Services in 2014, from a leadership position at BlueLinx Corporation.