I have previously suggested there would be corporate candidate to succeed MickeyD.
David Brewster on FB suggests that could be Sally Jewell! She is the impressive Secretary of the Interior and a former president and CEO of Seattle’s iconic REI. Jewell is the daughter of a UW Prof. and was a UW Regent.
She has also climbed Vinson Massif, the highest mountain in Antarctica.
Seems like this lady could be Seattle’s answer to Suzan Delbene!