WTIA Policy Speaker Series Event brought together King County Regional Homelessness Authority CEO Marc Dones and Global Head of the Tableau Foundation Neal Myrick for a conversation on the crisis of homelessness in Washington, and how the tech sector can partner to impact this critical issue.
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Event Speakers
Marc Dones (they/them)
Chief Executive Officer of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority
Marc is a social entrepreneur, policy strategist, and social justice activist with over 10 years of experience inequitable systems transformation. Prior to taking on the role of inaugural CEO for the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, Marc was the founder and Executive Director of the National Innovation Service (NIS), a consulting firm that helps governments redesign their approaches to supporting marginalized populations. Marc has also held leadership roles in social impact, policy and program design, and continuous improvement at the Center for Social Innovation (C4 Innovations), and is a faculty member at the School of Visual Arts (SVA). Marc holds a degree from NYU in Psychiatric Anthropology and is an experienced equity trainer.
Neal Myrick (he/him)
Global Head of the Tableau Foundation
Neal is the Global Head of the Tableau Foundation, a philanthropic initiative of Tableau that encourages the use of facts and analytical reasoning to solve the world’s problems. He has been running the foundation since it was founded in 2014. Neal is also the Vice President of Social Impact for Tableau where he works to connect company resources with global social impact initiatives. Neal was previously the Executive Director of Groundwire and CEO of Groundwire Consulting, where he helped environmental organizations increase their capacity to engage constituents. Before that, he served as the Managing Director of Technology at Casey Family Programs, a national foundation focused on foster care. Neal holds a degree in Communications from Seattle Pacific University.
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