02 / About

The Firm

Professional Options LLC is a strategic consulting firm with nearly three decades of presence at the intersections where governance, technology, and civic power converge. We build what others can't yet see.

Built at the
intersections
that matter.

Professional Options was founded in 1995 on a simple premise: that the most consequential work happens where sectors, disciplines, and power structures meet — and that it requires a different kind of consultant to navigate those spaces effectively.

For nearly thirty years, the firm has operated at the intersection of technology and public policy, governance and equity, strategy and implementation. Our engagements span Fortune 100 companies, regional governments, national nonprofits, and grassroots coalitions. What they share is a need for thinking that can hold complexity, and a partner willing to stay through the hard parts.

"We have spent our career building ecosystems — convening unlikely partners, crowding in resources, and creating infrastructure for collective action."

Our subject matter expertise shapes what we notice, what we name, and what we refuse to leave unexamined in any engagement.

Select Milestones
1995
Professional Options LLC founded · Leadership, governance, and strategic consulting for public, private, and nonprofit sectors
2000
West Sound Technology Association co-founded · Built an 8-county regional technology ecosystem in West Puget Sound
2002
Western Washington Summit on Technology & Economic Development · Founded and led annual convening through 2017
2013
BoardSource Certified Governance Trainer · First and only CGT in the Pacific Northwest, including British Columbia
2015
West Sound CoderDojo co-founded · STEM education and peer-learning initiative reaching thousands across all ages
2019
Cybersecurity Tech Accord · Joined as signatory and strategic advisor alongside Microsoft, Cisco, Dell, Oracle, Meta
2020
Bainbridge Island Ethics Board Chair · Governance oversight and ethics policy for municipal leadership
2025
Convexus co-founded · Civic tech platform for participatory democracy, built with Merrill Keating
Our Network

Active
Relationships

Professional Options maintains active relationships across the public, private, and civic sectors. This network is an asset we bring to every engagement.

Cybersecurity Tech Accord
Signatory & Strategic Advisor
Microsoft Voices for Innovation
Advisory Task Force Leader
Grameen Foundation
Strategy Reserve Corps Member
Bankers Without Borders
Strategic Advisor
Girls Ignited
Strategic Advisor
The Power of 100 Girls
Advisory Board Member
West Sound Technology Association
Founding Member & Strategic Advisor
West Sound CoderDojo
Co-Founder & Champion
City of Bainbridge Island
Ethics Board Chair
FIRST Washington
Former Board Member & Mentor
Certification
BoardSource Certified Governance Trainer
First & only in the Pacific Northwest (incl. British Columbia) · 2013–2015
Graduate Programme
MITx Micromasters: Data, Economics & Development Policy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Certificate
Change Leadership
Cornell University
Undergraduate Studies
International Relations & Economics
Journalism & Economic Development

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