Joe Nguyen: You Can't Fund Compassion From an Empty Treasury
Joe Nguyen is the president and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce — but he grew up in White Center public housing as the son of Vietnamese refugees who escaped a war-torn country on a boat. Behind his desk is a photo of that actual boat.
He sat down with Gee for a wide-ranging conversation about public safety, the 35-business letter demanding a 100-day plan, Nordstrom's 29% 911 response rate in Seattle versus 100% in Bellevue, and his signature line that frames everything he believes about governing: "You cannot fund compassion from an empty treasury."
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