Ernst & Young announced the Pacific Northwest Award winners for its Entrepreneur Of The Year program, now in its 25th year, at a gala event tonight at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers.
The winners by category are:
- Stuart Ellis, Charter School Capital
Portland, Ore. – Financial Services - Dina Alhadeff, Amy Grealish and Lori Liddle, Chasing Fireflies
Seattle, Wash. – Retail & Consumer Products - Ben Huh, Cheezburger
Seattle – Media & Entertainment - Mitchell H. Gold, M.D., Dendreon Corporation
Seattle – Emerging Sciences - Gurpreet (Sunny) Singh, Edifecs, Inc.
Bellevue, Wash. – Technology - Tim M. Beaver and John S. Graham, Global Diving & Salvage, Inc.
Seattle – Transportation and Logistics - Dudley R. Slater, Integra Telecom
Portland – Communications - Robert A. Bessler, M.D., Sound Physicians
Tacoma, Wash., Services
“These business leaders have accomplished so much and contributed a tremendous amount to the community,” said Tim Tasker, Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year Pacific Northwest Program Director. “They give us hope for what the next 25 years of entrepreneurs will bring.”
The program honors entrepreneurs regionally in June, leading up to the national awards in November hosted by Jay Leno in Palm Springs, Calif. All regional winners are invited to the national gala which is the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, the country’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies. The overall National U.S. winner then moves on to compete for the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in June.
The program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 140 cities and more than 50 countries throughout the world. Awards are given to entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
