John Wolfe | The Northwest Seaport Alliance
John Wolfe is chief executive officer of The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA). He sets the organization’s vision and strategy, and guides the NWSA’s unique customer-focused culture.
Wolfe also served as the CEO of the Port of Tacoma, a position he held from 2010 to 2019. Before being named CEO, he had served as the Port of Tacoma’s deputy executive director since June 2005.
Prior to joining the Port of Tacoma, Wolfe served for two years as the executive director of the Port of Olympia, and before that as Olympia’s director of operations and marine terminal general manager.
Wolfe also spent 10 years with Maersk Sealand/APM Terminals in Tacoma, most recently as the terminal’s operations manager.
He is on the boards of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), Executive Council for a Greater Tacoma, Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce, the Washington State Fair Board, Federal Maritime Commission’s Export Innovation Team and Maritime Innovation Advisory Council for the Department of Commerce. Wolfe is also an executive board member of the Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County. Wolfe earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Pacific Lutheran University.
Registration & Event Information:
| In-Person | Virtual | |||
| Location | La Quinta Inn & Suites | Zoom | ||
| 1425 E 27th St Tacoma, WA 98421 | Link sent prior to meeting | |||
| Schedule | 11:15 am Registration & networking | |||
| 11:30 am Lunch served | 12:00 pm Event | |||
| 12:00 pm Event | ||||
| Cost | $25 prepaid | $10 prepaid | ||
| 3 days prior to the event | ||||
| Drawing is an additional $5 for 6 tickets | ||||
| Additional $10 for walk-in members, member sales on day of event, and non-members | ||||
| Registration | Register online, by email, or fill out the registration form | |||
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