Providing forward-thinking leadership for Washington’s innovation economy, Technology Alliance board members offer strategic direction and resources to support the organization’s work in education, research, and entrepreneurship, and the public impact of technology across Washington's industries and communities.
Board Chair
John Wecker
Executive Committee Members
Annette Becker
Partner, K&L Gates
Lori Bradshaw Managing Director, Guest Care, Alaska Airlines
Troy Kaser
Colleen Kerr
Sr. Director, Gov. Relations, Microsoft
Sean MacLeod
CEO, Founder, FenoLogica Biosciences Inc.
Matt Medlin
Shareholder, Clark Nuber
Laura Ruderman
Chief Executive Officer, Technology Alliance
Members of the Board
François Baneyx Vice Provost for Innovation and Director of CoMotion, University of Washington
Jessie Barton
Director of Communications, Helion
Ana Mari Cauce
President, University of Washington
Mel Clark President & CEO, CleanTech Alliance
Dave Cotter WTIA Chair
Marc Cummings
President & CEO, Life Science Washington
Ewan Duncan
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
Jack Faris
Interim CEO, Pacific Northwest Research Institute
Paul Francis
Executive Director, State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
George Ghali
Managing Director, Technology Enablement, Slalom Consulting
Loretta Little
Managing Director, WRF Capital
Kevin Mackey
Vice President, Head of Pacific Northwest Business Unit, EPAM Systems
Lynnette Muenzberg
Founder and Business Owner, TLG Aerospace
David Namura Government Affairs & Public Policy Manager, PNW, Google
Travis Nation Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, Seattle University
Joe Piper Venture Capitalist
Tim Porter Managing Director, Madrona Venture Group
Paresh Rajwat VP & Head of Office (Pacific Northwest), Meta
Heather Redman
Partner, Flying Fish Ventures
Melanie Roberts
Director, State & Regional Affairs, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
John Saw
Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, T-Mobile
Lee Schindler
Partner, Perkins Coie
Kirk Schulz
President, Washington State University
Andy Tay
Lead - Accenture Cloud First, Accenture
Dave Thurman Regional Dean & CEO, Northeastern University - Seattle
Rogers Weed Managing Director, The Americas Region for Clobotics Corporation
Michael Wolcott Regents Professor and Interim Vice President for Research, Washington State University
Emeritus
Tom Alberg
Managing Director, Madrona Venture Group [Chair 2004-2006]
Steve Davis
President & CEO, PATH [Chair, 2002-2004]
Ed Fritzky
Former Chairman, CEO & President, Immunex Corporation [Chair, 1999-2002]
William H. Gates, Sr.
Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [Chair, 1996-1999]
Ed Lazowska
Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
Marty Smith
Founder/Director, Metajure [Chair, 2007-2008]