Brooks Simpson has over 30 years of experience in medical sales and marketing. He retired from Physio-Control after 20 years of service including senior management positions as Vice President of World Wide Marketing, International, and North American Sales.  During his tenure at Physio-Control, he was involved with the divestiture from Eli Lilly, sale to Bain Capital, IPO in 1996, and acquisition by Medtronic in 1998. In 1999, Mr. Simpson founded Pacific Rim Medical Systems, a distributor of cardiovascular devices.  Mr. Simpson is also chairman of the R. Hunter Simpson Foundation and a board member for the Washington Research Foundation.  The R. Hunter Simpson Foundation has funded home building in Guatemala for single mothers; supports 120 high school students in West Benin Africa; the Hamomi Learning Center, a school for orphans in Nairobi; and UW School of Nursing fellowships in Vietnam, Indonesia, India, and Peru.  The foundation was the initial supporter for the UW Global Health’s Comprehensive Outpatient Center in Gondar, Ethiopia.