Maud Daudon

Maud Daudon is executive leader of Career Connect Washington, an initiative of Governor Jay Inslee to create a 10-year vision and strategic plan for building a statewide, career-connected learning and apprenticeship system in Washington state.

Daudon was previously president and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, the largest business organization in the Seattle region with more than 2,300 members. She is also chairwoman of the Washington State Student Achievement Council and was part of Governor Inslee’s 45-member delegation to study the career-connected learning and apprenticeship system in Switzerland.

Prior to joining the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Daudon was president and CEO of Seattle Northwest Securities, a regional investment bank. She also served as Seattle’s deputy mayor from 1998 to 2001. Prior to that, she served for eight years as the Port of Seattle’s chief financial officer.

In 2012, the Puget Sound Business Journal recognized her as a Woman of Influence.

Daudon has a MBA from the Yale School of Management and a bachelor’s degree from Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass.