Richard "Rich" White - Senior Government Relations Manager
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Rich White, Senior Manager, State & Local Government Operations will speak with members about the exciting work happening within Boeing’s facilities, along with growth opportunities in the aerospace industry and Boeing’s current hiring initiatives. In his presentation, Rich will share the latest market outlook and update members about Boeing’s ongoing partnerships and investments in the Puget Sound region.
About the Speaker
Rich White is a Senior Government Relations manager for The Boeing Company.
In this position, he is responsible for representing the company before elected and
appointed public officials and their staffs, industry and business association executives
and political community-based organizations in the Central Puget Sound region, Oregon
and Montana. He acts as the primary company focal for negotiating and influencing
government relations’ policy on external issues and he provides political strategy and
advice to company management. White also develops and implements legislative and
regulatory programs to ensure that the business interests of the company are reflected
to the best advantage.
Prior to joining The Boeing Company, White was the director of government
affairs for the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, where he oversaw the development and
implementation of the chamber’s policy positions. White also acted as the chamber’s
lobbyist both regionally and in Olympia, Wash.
White also has worked in Olympia for the state Senate Republican caucus and
as the Washington field director for the Dole/Kemp Presidential Campaign. He
previously worked for former U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton in both Washington D.C. and the
state of Washington.
White is a graduate of the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts in
political science and a master's degree in public administration from the Evans School
of Public Affairs. He was a 2005 Marshall Memorial Fellow and is a 2000 graduate of
Leadership Tomorrow. He earned his Eagle Scout in 1986.
White’s current activities and volunteer experiences include serving on the Board
of Directors for the Schack Art Center, Everett Public Schools Foundation, Tacoma
Chamber of Commerce, Oregon Business & Industry and nearly a dozen other groups,
chambers and agencies.
