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Taylor Hawes is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for PDS Health. His primary focus is on delivering strategies for optimal capitalization, scaled operations, and meaningful business results. With over 30 years of experience in the manufacturing and software industries, Taylor played a crucial role in strategic plan development for the Microsoft Corporation. He designed and delivered business intelligence and reporting systems and led the planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes. As CFO of Finance Systems and Operations and Intellectual Property during his tenure at Microsoft, he consulted on deal structures and developed pricing and valuation models for more than $7 billion in deals with major technology companies.Taylor received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Southern California, is a CPA in two states, and is a lifetime member of Financial Executives International, serving as chair in 2014. He was also an Advisory Board member to USC’s Leventhal School of Accounting and is currently Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair for Pilchuck Glass School and WellBeings Charity.

Van Perry has over 30 years of global senior leadership experience transforming teams, building brands, and scaling organizations. He has held senior leadership roles including CEO, CMO and CFO in a range of industry sectors spanning travel/hospitality, outdoor, financial services, sports marketing, real estate, technology as well as nonprofit and government. He currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Operations at Northwest Center in Seattle.

Gene Boes joined Northwest Center as CEO in June 2017, after serving on the Northwest Center Board of Directors for three years. Prior to joining Northwest Center, Boes was a Management Consulting Principal for the Seattle office of the North Highland Company, and Adjunct Professor at Seattle Pacific University and Seattle University. His career also includes nearly 14 years at Microsoft, two years with Deloitte Consulting, and nine years flying for the US Navy.