RENÉ ANCINAS is President and Chief Executive Officer of Port Blakely Companies. Prior to joining Port Blakely Companies, Mr. Ancinas was founding member and first President of the Eddy Family Council, where he led afive-year effort to establish a sustainable family business governance structure. Mr. Ancinas spent several years with Kodak EasyShare Gallery (formerly Ofoto.com) as Senior Technical Program Manager. He serves on the National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) Board of Directors, Seattle Chamber of Commerce Community Development Roundtable, and belongs to YPO (Young Presidents Organization). A professionally trained classical clarinetist, Mr. Ancinas received a Bachelor of Music from Oberlin College Conservatory of Music in 1988, and Master of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 1990. He earned an Executive MBA from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business in 2009.
