Brian Surratt

Deputy Mayor, City of Seattle

Deputy Mayor Brian Surratt is a multi-sector executive with 25 years of experience driving economic development and cultivating partnerships across private and public sectors and diverse communities.

Brian was the CEO of Greater Seattle Partners, a private/public partnership focused on attracting new business, promoting international trade, and growing our major industries for the region.

Previously, Brian was the Director of the City of Seattle’s Office of Economic Development, where he oversaw small business, workforce, key industry, foreign-direct investment, and anti-displacement programs and strategies, and negotiated the city’s $1.2 billion development agreement to build Climate Pledge Arena.

During his time in the Mayor’s Office of Policy and Innovation, Brian served as the policy lead in Seattle’s effort to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour.