Andy Jassy
President and CEO at Amazon.com
linkedin.com
Bill Gates living
billionaire financier, founder of Cascade Investment hedge fund, founder of Microsoft Windows, media mogul, owner of MSNBC, healthcare investor, Serene megayacht owner, island owner of Grand Bugue Caye in Belize
1955- (69)
gatesnotes.com
Chris Cornell
Rock singer, songwriter, musician, lead vocalist for Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple of the Dog, documentary filmmaker of The Silent Children, suicide by hanging in his hotel
1964-2017 (53)
chriscornell.com
Dan Kaminsky
Computer scientist, hacker, computer programmer for White Ops, cyber security researcher, Bitcoin enthusiast, crypto enthusiast
sfchronicle.com
Dee W. Hock
financier aka Dee Hawk, entrepreneur, founder & CEO of VISA credit card association, pioneer in credit cards
1929-2022 (93)
deewhock.com
Jeff Bezos
Founder, executive chairman and former CEO of Amazon.com, founder of Blue Origin, billionaire, private jet owner
Jim Sinegal living
Billionaire, businessman, co-founder and former CEO of Costco Wholesale
1938- (86)
John McCaw Jr. living
Billionaire, founder of McCaw Cellular, chairman of Canucks Sports & Entertainment, sports team owner of the Vancouver Canucks
1947- (77)
John Williams living
Music composer, pianist, Seattle Symphony conductor
1932- (92)
johnwilliams.org
Martin Selig living
Billionaire, commercial real estate developer, founder of Martin Selig Real Estate in 1958
1937- (87)
martinselig.com
Mary Gates
teacher, political activist, philanthropist, chairwoman of the United Way, director at First Interstate Bank, Unigard Security Insurance Group, Pacific Northwest Bell, Children's Hospital Foundation, Seattle Symphony, Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, mother of Bill Gates
1929-1994 (65)
Paul Allen
founder of Vulcan Capital with his sister Jody Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, Traf-O-Data with Bill Gates, entrepreneur aka the Idea Man, sports team owner of the Portland Trail Blazers (NBA) since 1998, Seattle Seahawks (NFL), Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) via Vulcan Sports and Entertainment (VSE), Octopus megayacht owner, founder of Vulcan Productions, Stratolaunch Systems
1953-2018 (65)
paulallen.com
Susan Silver
Talent agent, music manager for Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Screaming Trees, restauranteur, co-owner of The Crocodile