Thayne M. McCulloh is Gonzaga University's 26th president and the first non-Jesuit to lead the private university. 

Tom Simpson is an entrepreneur, startup mentor, Spokane Angel Alliance president, and managing member of the Kick-Start Seed Fund,

Darby McLean took the helm at Spiceology Inc. in August 2022 after joining the company in 2020.

A longtime Spokane-area tech executive and entrepreneur, Steve Helmbrecht is now at the helm of one of the Inland Northwest fast-growing startups, Treasury4 Inc.