SEIU 775 Benefits Group Leadership

Abby Solomon MSW HCA is a Chief Executive Officer at SEIU 775 Benefits Group and Strategic Advisor at Carina: Connecting the Home Care Community and is based in Seattle, Washington. She has worked as Division Director at Service Employees International Union Local 503 Oregon Public Employees Union; Field Instructor, School of Social Work at Portland State University; and Home Care Campaigns Director, SEIU Healthcare Division at Service Employees International Union. Abby studied at Humboldt State University and Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

EXECUTIVE PROFILE:Drawing upon a combination of both in-house counsel and private practice experience, I have dedicated my career to partnering with executive leadership teams to enhance business success, accelerate growth, increase profitability, and reduce costly legal risk and exposure. The range of organizations I've supported encompasses the fields of Technology & Real Estate (Vulcan); Communications (Motricity); Biotechnology (Cell Therapeutics); Nonprofits & Healthcare (SEIU 775 Benefits Group); and Professional Sports & Entertainment (Seattle Seahawks).AREAS OF EXPERTISE:• Executive Leadership, Corporate Governance & Board Reporting• Regulatory Compliance Management (including SEC & SOX)• International Transactions & Business Law• M&A Due Diligence, Negotiation & Acquisition Support• Intellectual Property Protection, Litigation & Monetization• Complex Contract Review & Commercial Transaction Execution•,Corporate Secretarial & Reporting Functions• Legal Team Recruiting, Mentoring, Hiring & Supervising• Business Planning, Budgeting & Resource Allocation HIGHLIGHTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Negotiating a $430M stadium construction project (CenturyLink Field) for the Seattle Seahawks• Leading the Portland Trail Blazers’ parent company through a protracted dispute and successful acquisition of the Rose Garden Arena• Accomplishing a $60M IPO for a leading mobile Internet marketing solutions provider• Building three law departments from the ground up, recruiting and leading top legal teams, and creating and implementing all foundational policies, procedures and infrastructureBOARD ROLES & INVOLVEMENT:• Bellevue College Board of Trustees (Gubernatorial Appointment) - current• Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum (Vulcan nonprofit) - current• Casey Family Programs Foundation - prior• Seattle Seahawks Charitable Foundation - prior• The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce - priorCONTACT INFO:[email protected]

Abby Solomon MSW HCA is a Chief Executive Officer at SEIU 775 Benefits Group and Strategic Advisor at Carina: Connecting the Home Care Community and is based in Seattle, Washington. She has worked as Division Director at Service Employees International Union Local 503 Oregon Public Employees Union; Field Instructor, School of Social Work at Portland State University; and Home Care Campaigns Director, SEIU Healthcare Division at Service Employees International Union. Abby studied at Humboldt State University and Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.