Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Shouyi Poon as Economic Development Manager, effective August 4, 2025. In this role, Shouyi will support inclusive economic growth across the Greater Seattle region by managing regional collaboration and advancing GSP’s signature economic development programs. He will work closely with Josh Davis, Chief Economic…
Seattle, Wash. (March 14, 2024) – Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) today announced the appointment of Yelena Kalashnikova to Marketing Director and Victoria DePalma to Research Manager. Both will report to GSP’s COO, Rebecca Lovell. “We are thrilled to expand our team with these incredible hires,” Rebecca shared. “Yelena and Victoria’s expertise in storytelling and robust…
Seattle, Wash. (January 24,2024) – Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) today announced the appointment of Robert Payne to vice president, Economic Development and Jack Pedlow’s promotion to Economic Development project manager. Both will report to GSP’s CEDO and SVP, Josh Davis, and focus on generating opportunities for business attraction, global engagement, international trade, and economic development…
Seattle, Wash. (January 9, 2024) – Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) today announced the promotion of Josh Davis to chief economic development officer and senior vice president. Davis will report to GSP’s president and CEO, Brian Surratt, and oversee the organization’s global engagement, business attraction, international trade, and economic development efforts to grow jobs and investment…
SEATTLE—Cascade Public Media, home of KCTS 9 and Crosscut, announced today the election of Brenda Anibarro and Rebecca Lovell to its board of directors. Both women bring more than 20 years’ experience in civic life and service to their roles. “Brenda and Rebecca bring decades of experience, wisdom, and a deep history with, and love…
Rebecca brings over 20 years of executive and operations experience in public and private sectors with a strong track record of building high-performance teams and scaling businesses and programs. Seattle, Wash. (March 15, 2023) – Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) today announced that Rebecca Lovell has been named Chief Operating Officer of Greater Seattle Partners (GSP),…
We are pleased to welcome our new Executive Administrator, Kindle Shaw! Kindle comes to us from the Marguerite Casey Foundation where she was a Finance and Investment Team Administrative Partner. She also had the unique opportunity to serve on the staff of five mayors of the City of Seattle: Mayor Norm Rice, Mayor Greg Nickels,…
GeekWire recently caught up with our CEO, Brian Surratt to talk about our regional economic development focus, public and private partnerships that are helping us achieve more equitable growth, and how we project to the world. We all have a role to play. Excerpt: Brian Surratt spent 13 years working for the City of Seattle, including 2 1/2 leading…
Brian brings a strong public/private background in global business development, public policy and community-driven economic development to drive equitable and sustainable prosperity. Seattle, Wash. (February 1, 2022) –Brian Surratt has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Greater Seattle Partners (GSP), effective February 28, 2022. He will lead GSP’s global marketing, economic development and international…
Josh Davis, vice president of global trade and investment has been appointed by the World Bank Group as Private Sector Liaison Officer (PSLO) Seattle. The World Bank currently maintains a select group of PSLOs in 98 countries. PSLOs serve to facilitate access to World Bank business opportunities and resources while sharing information to the private…
Seasoned economic development veterans bring greater Seattle region extensive domestic and international experience working in California, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas and Washington. Seattle, Wash. (May 12, 2021) – Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) board of directors today announced two new senior hires and a promotion to drive economic development strategies for the region. Josh Davis will become…