Gene joined Northwest Center as CEO in 2018, after serving on the Northwest Center Board of Directors for three years. Previously, he was a management consultant serving as principal for the Seattle office of the North Highland Company. In addition to his consulting duties, Gene also served as an adjunct professor at Seattle Pacific University and Seattle University, and is a mentor for the Albers School of Business.
Prior to joining North Highland, Gene was Managing Director at Loft9 Consulting, a Bellevue-based Management Consulting Firm. His career also includes nearly 14 years at Microsoft, two years with Deloitte Consulting, and nine years serving as a Naval Flight Officer in the US Navy.
Throughout his career, Gene has been an active participant in community and nonprofit organizations, and served on the Board of Directors for Cure Autism Now, prior to their merger with Autism Speaks. Gene and his wife June are parents of two adult children: son Andrew and daughter Tori. Tori, who has autism, is also a client of Northwest Center Employment Services.