The Center benefits from an incredible wealth of knowledge and expertise provided by our advisory committee members as well as dedicated industry professionals who engage directly with teams as sponsors and mentors.
Advisory Committee
Co-Chairs

Gov. Chris Gregoire
Challenge Seattle
CEO

Loreana Marciante
HNTB Transportation Technology - Mobility, Equity, Climate
Principal Technologist
Committee membership

Michelle Allison poses for a headshots at King Street Center in Seattle, Washington, on Dec 13, 2021.
Michelle Allison
King County Metro
General Manager

François Baneyx
University of Washington
Director, CoMotion and UW Vice Provost for Innovation

Karen Giese
Transoft Solutions Inc.
Vice President of US Business Development

Amy Grotefendt
Grotefendt Consulting
Consultant

Paula Hammond
WSP USA
Senior Vice President

Nikolaus Lang
The Boston Consulting Group
Senior Partner

Roger Millar
Washington State
Secretary of Transportation

Steve Mullin
Washington Roundtable
President

Vidhu Shekhar
Microsoft
Interim SLG Business Strategy Leader – Critical Infrastructure, Transportation & Public Finance

Greg Spotts
Seattle Department of Transportation
Director

Julie Timm
Sound Transit
CEO

Bart Treece
Mobility Innovation Center
Director, Mobility Innovation Center

Tracey Trexel
Amazon Web Services
Transportation leader