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Girmay Zahilay
King County Executive
Bio coming soon.
Leadership Team
Deputy Executive Karan Gill
Karan Gill
Deputy Executive
Karan Gill will serve as Deputy Executive. Currently the Transition Executive Director, Karan previously served as Deputy Executive under Executive Shannon Braddock, and Chief of Staff under Executive Dow Constantine. Karan has significant experience in public administration and will manage King County’s daily operations, leading strategic coordination for the Executive’s priorities and advising on policy, external relations, and emerging issues.
Before joining the Executive’s office, he served as Chief of Staff to former King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove, worked for former Speaker of the House Frank Chopp, and led community relations for a South King County anti-poverty nonprofit. With over 20 years of experience in government and policy advocacy, he has also served on boards including the Washington State Budget and Policy Center and the South King County Human Services Council. A lifelong King County resident raised in Renton, Karan lives on the Eastside with his wife, Lita, and their two sons.
Chief of Staff Jasmin Weaver
Jasmin Weaver
Chief of Staff
Jasmin Weaver will serve as Chief of Staff, starting in January. Since 2017, she has been a leader in philanthropy and advocacy as Executive Vice President of Civic Ventures, an organization that works to reduce economic inequality at the local, state, and national levels. She led successful campaigns at the state and federal levels to increase overtime protections for workers, substantially increasing pay for millions of working-class people. She also led successful local and statewide efforts to make Washington’s tax system less regressive, helping pass Washington’s capital gains tax to fund education and Seattle’s JumpStart tax to fund affordable housing.
Before Civic Ventures, Jasmin served as Deputy Director of Seattle’s Office of Intergovernmental Relations, overseeing the City’s interactions with the state and federal governments and tribal nations. Before that, she worked as Legislative Director for a national union organizing campaign, helping organize tens of thousands of workers across the country to secure better pay and benefits. Jasmin was born and raised in Seattle and lives on Beacon Hill with her husband and three children. Her appointment as Chief of Staff begins in January.