Colby Underwood Consulting

colbyunderwood@comcast.net

Considered the premier political/non-profit fundraising firm in the Northwest, Colby Underwood Consulting LLC counts top local and national organizations and elected officials as repeat clients, and is the first choice of any major organization when seeking development support from the region.

Since its inception in early 2002, Colby Underwood Consulting has successfully raised over $51 million for its more than 151 unique clients.  The Seattle Times calls principal Colby Underwood the “top fund-raiser for Seattle” with good reason – Colby Underwood gets results. 

A partial list of clients include:
- The President William J. Clinton Foundation       
- Hillary Clinton for President 2008
- John Kerry for President                   
- Jay Inslee for Congress (WA)
- King County (WA) Executive Ron Sims           
- Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels
- Snohomish County (WA) Executive Aaron Reardon   
- Everett (WA) Mayor Ray Stephanson
- King County Council Chair Cynthia Sullivan        
- Alex Alben for Congress 2004 (WA)
- Darcy Burner for Congress (WA)           
- Northwest Indian Bar Association
- Seattle Fire Facilities/Emergency Response Levy   
- The Seattle Monorail Campaign
- Peter Goldmark for Congress (WA)           
- Dave Ross for Congress (WA)

Key Highlights Include:    Underwood got his start in politics interning for United States Senator Patty Murray in her Seattle office. Colby Underwood Consulting LLC began as Underwood built a finance team to help King County Councilmember Greg Nickels successfully unseat the incumbent Mayor of Seattle by raising $600,000.00 in campaign contributions from 3,500 different constituents. In 2000, he served on the finance team for Governor Gary Locke’s reelection campaign and raised over $3.5 million in contributions for Washington’s incumbent governor.  His firm has grown to include over seven employees who help more than 30 candidates each year run for office. 
During the 2006 election year, Colby Underwood Consulting LLC raised more than $6 million in funds for three different U.S. House of Representatives candidates in Washington State. This included over $3 million for the Darcy Burner for Congress campaign – the most ever raised by any candidate for the U.S. House of any party in the history of Washington State.

Giving Back:     Underwood believes in giving back to the community. In that capacity, he serves as a Senior Consultant for EcoStructure, a Boise, Idaho based environmental think-tank and is a Board Member for Operation Nightwatch, an organization dedicated to serving the poorest of the poor by caring for homeless men, women, and children late at night.  He also recently joined the Board of Directors for Senior Services of Snohomish County, the largest non profit agency in Snohomish County serving the senior citizen community. In addition, Underwood mentors aspiring college students who wish to pursue careers in politics.

Born and raised in Western Washington, Colby has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Washington. In his spare time, he enjoys flying private aircraft, playing competitive basketball, working on investment projects and traveling.