Brenda B. Spriggs

Farallon Capital Management LLC (Farallon) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Farallon Capital Management LP. Farallon provides administrative services and discretionary investment management services to private investment funds, the securities of which are offered to investors on a private placement basis; and to separately managed accounts for institutions such as endowments, foundations, charitable organizations and state and municipal government entities.

Getty Images, Inc. creates and distributes visual and digital media contents through online. Its products include Getty images API, media manager, image.net, iStock and Photos.com. The firm offers rights and clearances, image collections, plugins and extensions, premium access and custom solutions. The company was founded by Mark Harris Getty and Jonathan David Klein in March 1995 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Part of Farallon Capital Management LP, Farallon Partners LLC provides investment services. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded by James Morgan Rutman.

PlayNetwork, Inc. provides entertainment media creation and distribution services. It develops custom digital music systems and playback devices, and designs and installs sound systems. The firm offers branded entertainment campaigns, technology and innovation development, global music and content licensing, original video and motion graphics, social media activation, and advertising networks. The company was founded by Gordon Robell, Debi Tiner, Kevin J. Robell and Adam B. Brotman in 1996 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.

KQED, Inc. operates television and radio broadcasting stations. The firm provides non-commercial programming to San Francisco audiences through Public Television 9, Digital Television 30, Public Radio 88.5FM & 89.3FM, KQED Education Network & dot org. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Atom Digital, Inc. develops and distributes games, films and animated online content. It also deals in advertising, sponsorship, e-commerce, subscriptions and distribution revenue streams. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Institute for Systems Biology operates as a nonprofit biomedical research organization. It develops a systems approach to characterize, predict, and manipulate state transitions in biological system. The company was founded by Leroy E. Hood, Ruedi Aebersold and Alan Aderem in 2000 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Insight Prison Project offers transformational programs for prisoners and parolees. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in San Rafael, CA.

East Bay College Fund provides scholarships, mentoring, counselling, and life skills training. The company was founded by Barb Fremder, Julie Palley and Andrew B. Fremder in 2002 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Technology Alliance supports and promotes technology-based businesses and research institutions. It organizes programs, events, data analysis, and policy activities for education, research, and entrepreneurship technology advancement. The company was founded by William H. Gates Sr. in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Washington State University Foundation engages in the provision of private support through management and investment for programs, initiatives, and properties of the campus. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Pullman, WA.

The Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce is a chamber of commerce organization based in Seattle, WA. The CEO of the non-profit company is Rachel Smith.

Earth Advantage operates as a non-profit organization that provides building certification, education, and research services. The company is headquartered in Portland, OR.

The Washington Technology Industry Association, founded by Lawrence I. Lerner, is a platform for security experts to network, practice thought leadership, and work together to overcome common challenges. The non-profit company is based in Issaquah, WA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company hosts fullcontech, a non-typical conference with speakers and leaders to hear from, to be inspired by, and to learn from. Additionally, the company offers the WTIA CISO Peer Group, which is committed to serving the needs of security executives. The company also provides benefits programs for companies to build their benefits program. The CEO is Michael T. Schutzler.

Ecotrust engages in the provision of forest management planning services. It creates programs in fisheries, forestry, food, farms, children’s health, developing scientific and information tools to improve social, economic and environmental decision-making. The company was founded by Spencer B. Beebe in 1991 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Summit Power Group LLC develops and manages energy projects. The private company is based in Seattle, WA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Donald Paul Hodel.

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.

Community Development Bankers Association operates as the national trade association of the community development bank sector. It educates policymakers, regulators, legislators and the general public on the importance of community development banks. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Yerba Buena Center for The Arts operates an art gallery. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA. Deborah Cullinan has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

ProPublica, Inc. operates as an independent and non-profit online news organization that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. It offers news applications, graphics, databases, and tools covering various areas, such as floods, body scanners, buying votes, dialysis, dragnets, examining Medicare, bailout, stimulus, fracking, guns, injection wells, insult to injury, internships, nursing homes, overdose, patient safety, policing patient privacy, post mortem, redistricting, restraints, segregation, tainted drywall, temp land, drone claims, prescribers, and tobacco debt. The company was founded by Paul E. Steiger in October 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Indix Corp. provides a cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) product intelligence platform. The firm’s SaaS plus big data product intelligence platform enables brands, retailers, and developers to explore, analyze, and visualize the world's product-related information including assortment, catalog, attributes, channels, competition, prices, promotions, news, social, and more in real-time. The company was founded by Sanjay Parthasarathy, Jeremiah Jonah Stephen, Sridhar Venkatesh, Rajesh Muppalla, and Satya Kaliki in 2010 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Coldstream Holdings, Inc. provides investment advice. The company is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

9Mile Labs LLC (9Mile Labs) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Kevin Croy, Sanjay Puri, Sandy Sharma and Tom Casey. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Radicle Impact Management LLC (Radicle Impact) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Becca E. Levin, Daniel Lawrence Skaff and Kat Taylor. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Yesler, Inc. provides business-to-business marketing services. Its services include account-based marketing, creative and content development, customer advocacy, marketing analytics, marketing automation and operations, paid media, research and strategy, sales enablement, and social media. The firm has offices in Portland, Philadelphia, London, Toronto and Singapore. The company was founded BY Mike Kichline, Anika Lehde, and David Jones in 2012 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Flying Fish Management LLC (Flying Fish Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Geoff Howard Harris, Heather Ann Bell Redman and Frank zhi-wei Chang. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Beneficial State Foundation operates as a financial institute. It specializes in community engagement, impact measurement, metrics, strategic communications, movement building, resource sharing, sponsorships and responsible finance. The company was founded by Tom Steyer and Kat Taylor and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Global EIR Coalition functions as an alternative investment manager. The company is based in St Louis. The American company was founded by Jeffrey J. Bussgang.

Nomad Go, Inc. provides brick-and-mortar restaurants and retail with the data, tools and insights needs. It offers continuously measure store operations and optimizes the customer experience, keeping customers happy, increasing traffic, and driving more revenues. The company was founded by Jonah Friedl and David Greschler in 2016 and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA.

Veeve, Inc. engages in the development of visual recognition software for online shopping carts. The company was founded by Shariq Siddiqui and Umer Sadiq on June 20, 2018 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Element8 is a website design company and digital marketing agency based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Emirati company specializes in result-driven website design, web application development, e-commerce websites, SEO, and digital marketing.

Sea Citi promotes civic engagement and builds relationships between community and government. The non-profit company is based in Seattle, WA. The company was founded by Nicholas Merriam, Eileen Sullivan. Nicholas Merriam has been the CEO since incorporation. Sea Citi was acquired by Washington Technology Industry Association on May 20, 2022.