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TOURNAMENT CO-CHAIRSSCOTT CARSONExecutive Vice President, The Boeing CompanyPresident and Chief Executive Officer, Commercial AirplanesScott Carson is executive vice president of The Boeing Company and president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. He isresponsible for all of the company's commercial airplanes programs and related services, which in 2007 generated record orders for new business,and revenues of more than $33.3 billion.Named to this position in September 2006, Carson is a member of the Boeing Executive Council and serves as Boeing's senior executive in thePacific Northwest.Prior to his current position, Carson was vice president of Sales at Commercial Airplanes. Appointed to that role in December 2004, Carson hadresponsibility for the sales of commercial airplanes and related services to airline customers and leasing companies around the world.Prior to this assignment, he led Connexion by Boeing, bringing the high-speed, in-flight Internet service to market with airlines in Europe andAsia. Before moving to Connexion by Boeing, Carson served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.In addition to the Finance and Business Strategy organizations, Information Systems and Services also reported to Carson.Prior to that, Carson was executive vice president of Business Resources for the former Boeing Information, Space & Defense Systems. Named tothat position in November 1997, he was responsible for Finance, Business Planning, Business Ethics and Conduct, Communications, CustomerRelations, Contracts, Information Systems, People Processes and Skills, and Program Management.Carson joined Boeing in 1973 as a financial analyst on the B-1 bomber avionics program. He moved into management in 1976.Born August 1946, Carson graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor's degree in business administration. He later received amaster's degree in the same discipline from the University of Washington.In September 2007, Carson was appointed to the Washington State University Board of Regents by Washington Governor Christine Gregoire.Carson also serves on the board of governors of the WSU Foundation; is chair of the WSU College of Business and Economics national board ofadvisors; and is on the College of Engineering and Architecture advisory board.Previously, he served on the advisory panel for the University of Washington Executive MBA program and, in April 2002, received the BusinessLeadership award from the program. In January 2004, Carson became a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.GARY KAPLAN, MDChairman and CEO, Virginia Mason Medical CenterGary S. Kaplan, MD, FACP, FACMPE, FACPE, has served as Chairman and CEO of the Virginia Mason Health System since 2000. Dr. Kaplanreceived his medical degree from the University of Michigan and is board-certified in internal medicine.Since Dr. Kaplan became Chairman and CEO, Virginia Mason has received significant national and international recognition, includingHealthGrades' "Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence" for three consecutive years. Recently, Virginia Mason was one of 26 hospitalsand seven children's hospitals named 2008 Top Hospitals in the nation by The Leapfrog Group. Virginia Mason was the only hospital in the PacificNorthwest to be listed.Virginia Mason is also a national leader in deploying the Toyota Production System to health-care management –reducing the high costs ofhealth care while improving quality, safety and efficiency.In addition to his patient-care duties and position as CEO, Dr. Kaplan is a clinical professor at the University of Washington and has beenrecognized for his service and contribution to many regional and national boards, including the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the MedicalGroup Management Association, the National Patient Safety Foundation, the American Heart Association –King County Division and the WashingtonHealthcare Forum.In 2007, Dr. Kaplan was designated a fellow in the American College of Physician Executives and was named the 18th most influential U.S.physician leader in health care by Modern Healthcare magazine. Recently, Dr. Kaplan was named 41st on Modern Healthcare's list of "100 MostPowerful People in Healthcare." Dr. Kaplan joined Bill Gates, ranked third, as the only other leader from Washington state to make the list.TOD LEIWEKECEO/VSE, Seahawks, FGI & Sounders FCTod Leiweke enters his sixth season with the Seattle Seahawks after joining the club in June 2003. The 2008 season is Leiweke’s 26th season inprofessional sports. Leiweke serves as Chief Executive Officer for the Seattle Seahawks and oversees all aspects of the club. In addition, he ispresident of First and Goal Inc., the organization that manages Qwest Field and Event Center for the state of Washington. On March 1, 2007, PaulAllen named him CEO of Vulcan Sports and Entertainment, a new entity in which Leiweke assumes responsibility for all aspects of the Seahawks,First and Goal Inc, the Allen-owned Portland Trail Blazers and Rose Garden.Leiweke was instrumental in bringing Major League Soccer to Seattle fulfilling a promise made by Allen to bring professional soccer to Seattle. Hewill manage Allen’s minority ownership interest for Seattle Sounders FC which will begin play in April of 2009.In 2006 under Leiweke’s direction, the Seahawks sold out of season tickets for the first time since the early 1990’s and developed Blue Pride, theteam’s season ticket waiting list. Seattle has extended their sellout streak at Qwest Field to 44 consecutive games. In 2005, Qwest Field was namedby The Sporting News as the finest venue in the National Football League. Under Leiweke’s leadership, 2005 was a historic year both on and off thefield. In addition to winning the NFC Championship and advancing to the team's first Super Bowl, the Seahawks won the 2005 NFL Sports Fan'sQuality Award as the league's "Fan Friendliest" team.Leiweke’s vision is a Seahawks organization that is committed on behalf of its fans to winning in the stadium and in the community. Leiweke wasinstrumental in forming the “Spirit of 12”Partnerships. Teaming with Qwest Communications, the partnership benefits the American HeartAssociation, Boys & Girls Clubs Washington State Association, Camp Fire USA, Treehouse, and YMCA of Greater Seattle. Leiweke serves as a boardmember on a number of Washington-based organizations including Washington CEO Roundtable, YMCA of Greater Seattle, and The Space Needle.Before joining the Seahawks, Leiweke served as president of the Minnesota Wild and chief operating officer of Minnesota Sports & Entertainment(MSE). Under Leiweke's leadership the Sports Fans of America Association, Inc. awarded its 2003 NHL Sports Fan's Quality Award to the Wild as theleague's "Fan Friendliest" team. In an ESPN survey conducted in 2003, the team was ranked number one for stadium experience and number twofor fan relationships among 123 sports franchises. The Wild played to sellouts for every game in each of its first four seasons. Prior to joining theWild, he served as the inaugural executive director of The First Tee organization which welcomed underprivileged youth into the world of golfthrough the development of golf facilities throughout North America. Leiweke has also held executive positions with the PGA TOUR, the NHL’sVancouver Canucks and the NBA’s Golden State Warriors.9