Skip is a frequent speaker on technology trends and topics, economic development, public-private partnerships and civic innovation. Before joining the TAO, Skip served as an economic development policy advisor to Portland Mayor Sam Adams, where he helped create Portland’s first comprehensive economic development strategy in 16 years, recognizing software as a key industry cluster. While at the City of Portland, Skip’s projects included the adoption of the nation’s first open source software procurement policy at the municipal level, an award-winning regional open data initiative and the development of resources to support entrepreneurship, like the Portland Seed Fund. Previously, Skip was a corporate and IP attorney and entrepreneur. Skip is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of TECNA, Technology Councils of North America, which is a global network of technology and entrepreneurship associations, and he serves on advisory boards for Wells Fargo and Worksystems, Inc. Skip is also a 2012 recipient of the Portland Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 award. When he's not working on behalf of the region's tech industry, Skip enjoys exploring the Pacific Northwest with his family.

John Tapogna is President of ECONorthwest and oversees the firm's overall business strategy and operations. Since his arrival at ECONorthwest in 1997, Tapogna has built practices in education, healthcare, human service, and tax policy. In education, he has directed evaluations of dropout prevention programs, the impacts of small class sizes, and the efficacy of small schools for clients like the Chalkboard Project, Washington's League of Education Voters and Seattle Public Schools. He has also overseen the development of award-winning software tools in eight states that help low-income families, seniors, people with disabilities and veterans understand their eligibility for safety-net programs.

Robin Fahy completed his B.A at Linfield in 2015 and moved to the SF Bay Area to wrangle geographic data at Apple Maps. In 2016, he switched into systems engineering of autonomous vehicle technology, contributing to efforts in safety testing, regulatory compliance, and launch readiness planning. Outside of work he dwells in San Francisco where he enjoys trail running, electronic music, and reading Mcsweeny’s.

Brian brings to Predicta 20 years of business solutions leadership experience. Prior to Predicta, Brian was a Partner at Unique Wire, a provider of intellectual property development, where he oversaw the company's global growth and operations. Earlier in his career Brian served as an Executive in a variety of software and consumer electronics companies. Brian also serves on the board and is an advisor to a number of privately held consumer products companies.