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Jeff Sakaguchi is a seasoned executive, board leader, and business advisor. He  is a recognized authority on business strategy, innovation and disruptive  technology, and positioning companies to capitalize on emerging opportunities.  He is currently the chairman of the board for True Blue, Inc., a publicly-traded  industrial staffing and recruitment process outsourcing company. Jeff is a  member of the boards of Eccentex, Inc., an early-stage knowledge management  SaaS/PaaS company, and ThinkIQ, an early-stage, venture-backed advanced  manufacturing intelligence and optimization software company. 

Jeff was formerly a founding member of the board of directors for ACT Holdings,  Inc., a privately-held business process outsourcing company in debt collection,  call center management, and revenue-cycle management, and was the chairman  of the board of Neah Power Systems (now XNRGI), an advanced battery and  fuel cell development and manufacturing company.  

Jeff was appointed to, and formerly chaired, the National Philanthropic Board of  the American Red Cross, on which he served for 12 years and is now an  emeritus member. He was also a member and former chairman of the board of  directors of the Los Angeles Region of the American Red Cross, and served on the Board Governance, Biomedical, Philanthropy, and PrepareSoCal committees over his 18 years on the board. 

Jeff was honored in 2022 as a “Director of the Year” by the Puget Sound  Business Journal. He is a member of the National Association of Corporate  Directors (NACD) and is an NACD Certified Director and Leadership Fellow. Jeff  is also frequently sought as a panelist for a variety of board governance topics. 

Previously, Jeff was the President and Chief Operating Officer for Evolution  Robotics Retail, an early-stage technology company, and a senior partner with  Accenture, a global management consulting and technology company. Prior to  that, he was a senior engagement manager for McKinsey & Company, a global  management consulting firm. He was also an engineering manager with  Chevron Corporation, was an appointed Commissioner of the White House  Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and is a member of the  National Association of Corporate Directors. He graduated with a B.S. in  Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he  played soccer and club volleyball, and has an M.B.A. from The Wharton School  of the University of Pennsylvania. He was also a professional ski instructor in the  Pacific Northwest.