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# Girmay Zahilay
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/ideas-festival/speakers/girmay-zahilay/
- Published: 2026-03-21T22:09:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-18T00:14:09.000Z
- Author: Girmay Zahilay
- Tags: #hide, #Ideas_Festival_2026_Speaker

Girmay Zahilay is the seventh elected King County Executive. He oversees one of the largest local governments in the country, leading more than 18,000 employees who provide services to 2.3 million residents. As the first immigrant, first refugee, and first millennial to hold the role of King County Executive, he is working to make county government more responsive to the people it serves.