Seattle Foundation CEO and leadership

David Bley is an Interim Chief Executive Officer at Seattle Foundation and is based in Seattle, Washington. He has worked as VP, Strategic Initiatives at Enterprise Community Partners; Executive VP, Chief Operating officer at FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE; and Director, Office of Intergovernmental Relations at City of Seattle. David studied at Evergreen State College The, University of Washington, and Seattle University.

Systems innovator, strategic and consultative leader who is results driven and outcomes focused. Extremely skillful with crisis response and support in the region addressing the pandemic. Creates, inspires and executes bold ideas, technologies and processes. A collaborative and visionary leader with a whole system view and identifies critical viable solutions for complex initiatives leveraging relationships and technology to achieve positive outcomes for the families and individuals served in the region.

Leads large scale and cross sector digital transformation in the government and nonprofit sectors working at all levels. Values and instituted a data driven culture to drive action planning, utilization of resources and implementation of strategies across the agencies. Demonstrated ability to push a results-oriented equity agenda around issues of human services which includes behavioral health, housing and homelessness.

Thrives in ambiguity and an ever-changing environment. Promotes and creates a positive atmosphere and a culture of equity and inclusion for employees across the department. Builds and maintains effective and collaborative relationships with diverse stakeholders. Creates and develops motivated, cohesive, and high- performance teams. Inspires extraordinary performance by fostering empowerment through effective coaching, training and employee development.