Jesse Beason
Jesse leads the Northwest Health Foundation in pursuit of its vision of health for everyone in Oregon and Southwest Washington. He joined Northwest Health Foundation in 2013, and became President & CEO in January 2019. Jesse has served as Executive Director of Proud Ground, and as Senior Policy Director of Housing, Culture and Planning for then-Commissioner Sam Adams and in public affairs at Metro. Jesse serves on the board of directors for Proteus Action League, Oregon Futures Lab, Imagine Black, and Oregon Public Broadcasting; and the advisory board of Funders' Committee for Civic Participation. Jesse moved from Denver, Colorado to Portland to attend Lewis & Clark College two decades ago. He’s a proud uncle, a semi-closeted sci-fi geek and a middling beekeeper. Jesse and his partner live in North Portland.