2017 REGATTA DIGNITARIES
2017 ASTORIA REGATTA
GRAND MARSHAL
BILL WYATT
ill Wyatt is a native of Astoria. He has been the executive director of the
Port of Portland since October 2001. The Port of Portland, governed by
a nine-member commission appointed by the governor, consists of
four marine terminals, two general aviation airports and Portland
International Airport. The Port has more than 700 employees and annual operating
revenues of approximately $260 million. The value of foreign trade moving through
the port is $12 billion annually.
PDX handled more than 18 million passengers in 2016 onboard, 15 domestic and
international airlines, including all major U.S. carriers. PDX provides nonstop service to
59 U.S. cities and 11 international cities, including Amsterdam, Tokyo, Frankfurt,
Reykjavik, Guadalajara, San Jose del Cabo, Puerto Vallarta, Vancouver, Calgary and
Toronto. New service to London Heathrow will begin in May. PDX is also served by
the major domestic airfreight service providers.
The port’s Marine and Industrial Development Division comprises several diverse
lines of marine cargo operations, as well as acquisition, development and
management of an extensive industrial real estate portfolio. The port is currently
developing a 350-acre industrial park in Troutdale, now home to FedEx Ground’s
northwest regional distribution center, as well as a 221-acre site in Gresham. The port
oversees four marine terminals in the harbor, handling a diverse range of cargo,
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Prior to his appointment as the port’s executive director, Wyatt served as chief of
staff to former Oregon Gov. John A. Kitzhaber for seven years, preceded by six years as
president of the Oregon Business Council, and five years as executive director of the
Association for Portland Progress, then Portland’s downtown development association.
Wyatt served as a state representative from the Astoria area from 1974–1977.
He attended public schools in Astoria and Alexandria, Virginia, and later attended
both Willamette University and the University of Oregon, where he was also student
body president.
Wyatt is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Columbia River Maritime
Museum and the board of directors of the Oregon Historical Society. He has been a
member of the Board of Directors of Oregon Public Broadcasting and was board
chair of the Urban League of Portland. Wyatt was also appointed by the governor in
January 2008 to serve on the board of the Oregon Global Warming Commission. He
served as a director of Crabbe Huson mutual funds until their sale to Liberty Mutual
in 1998.
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