Ernst and Young LLP (EY) held its annual Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards gala on Friday, June 5 at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel, where it announced the Pacific Northwest winners of the prestigious global awards program. Hosted by Emmy-winning journalist turned entrepreneur, Jenni Hogan, the gala was attended by more than 450 of the region’s movers and shakers.

Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellent and extraordinary success in areas such as financial performance, innovation, commitment to their businesses and communities. In previous years, Entrepreneur Of The Year has recognized the inspirational leadership of such entrepreneurs as Howard Schultz of Starbucks Coffee Company, Pierre Omidyar of eBay, Inc. and Mindy Grossman of HSN. EOY Pacific Northwest past winners include leaders from companies such as Expedia, Zillow, SightLife and zulily.

The winning entrepreneurs were selected by an independent judging panel made up of previous winners of the award, leading CEOs, private capital investors and other regional business leaders. The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2015 Pacific Northwest Region winners are:

Scott Allan, President and CEO, Hydro Flask, Bend, Oregon

Chris Barrow, President and CEO, EagleView Technologies, Bothell, Washington

Mark Britton, Founder and CEO, Avvo, Seattle, Washington

Ryan Carson, Co-Founder and CEO, Treehouse, Portland, Oregon

Mark Mader, President and CEO, Smartsheet, Bellevue, Washington

Darryl Rawlings, CEO, Trupanion, Seattle, Washington

Dave Sanders, M.D., Co-Founder and CEO, Zoom+, Hillsboro, Oregon

As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries. Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year national program, announced in Palm Springs, California on November 14, 2015. The US Entrepreneur Of The Year Overall Award winner then moves on to compete for the World Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in Monaco in June 2016.