‘You cannot fund compassion from an empty treasury:’ Seattle Chamber CEO frames economic growth as a civic imperative

Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce CEO Joe Nguyen speaks at the Westin Seattle on Thursday. (GeekWire photo) Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce CEO Joe Nguyen delivered a direct message to regional leaders at the organization’s 144th annual meeting on Thursday: Seattle’s progressive social goals cannot exist without a thriving employer base. Nguyen, a former Washington State Senator and Microsoft manager who served as Director of the Washington State Department of Commerce before tak