Bill Henningsgaard
Bill joined SVP in 1998 to engage more directly in the Puget Sound community. He is currently the board chair and acting executive director of Eastside Pathways, and serves on the board of Youth Eastside Services. He co-founded and chairs the advisory board of the Institute of Learning and Brain Sciences at the University of Washington, and is treasurer of his church council.
Professionally, Bill worked for fourteen years at Microsoft in a variety of marketing and sales positions. His education includes an undergraduate degree at Harvard, post-graduate education at the University of Oslo, Norway, and an M.B.A. from Stanford. Bill lives in Medina with his wife, Susan Sullivan, and three children.
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Daunted by Yes
Three months ago, I wrote a note about an idea to launch a collective impact effort on the Eastside to “enable every child in Bellevue to emerge from our community ready to succeed.” Today, a group of three brain-storming at a local Tully’s has grown to a leadership team of 23, representing the school district, the city, the schools foundation, service providers, community groups, faith-based organizations and many volunteers.
Mike Mathieu on Daunted by Yes
You rock! What an inspiring, well-written intro and show of momentum. Of course the future is uncertain, but stitching these threads together can only make [...]
Fraser on Daunted by Yes
Fantastic to hear about the progress you are making with Eastside Pathways. Fad or not, just the convening and networking you have created in a [...]
Ron on Daunted by Yes
What an inspiring story. You ask should SVP be involved in this kind of work. I think your leadership here is demonstrating SVP's potential for [...]
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