GORDON D. SONDLAND BIO
Gordon Sondland, Portland businessman and philanthropist, is a founder of Provenance Hotels. He is a co-founder of the Gordon Sondland & Katherine J. Durant Foundation, and serves on several boards including:

    Sanford School Board of Visitors at Duke University
    Oregon Health & Science University Foundation
    U.S. Bancorp Washington State Advisory Board
    National Finance Co-Chairman, George W. Bush Center

Gordon's previous board membership and advisory experience includes:

    Chairman of Governor’s Office of Film and Television
    Chairman of the Portland Art Museum
    Commissioner, White House Fellows Commission, appointed by President George W. Bush
    President, Pioneer Courthouse Square Board
    Member, Governor’s Kulongoski’s Transition Team
    Member, Mitt Romney Presidential Transition Team

https://www.gordonsondland.com/bio/
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Gordon Sondland, ambassador testifying in Trump impeachment inquiry, has ties to Puget Sound region

Snippet: MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT TRUMP

Brunner said Sondland was listed as a co-host of a fundraiser for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2016. But he, along with other business leaders co-hosting the event, later removed their affiliation with the event, saying Trump was too controversial. "Sondland was part of the movement among Republican donors to stop Donald Trump from becoming the nominee," Brunner said. "But then later, after Trump won, he decided that he wanted to be Trump's ally and friend again, I guess, and he gave $1 million to the Trump inaugural committee, funneled through four LLCs. That directly led to him being appointed ambassador.

https://www.knkx.org/post/gordon-sondland-ambassador-testifying-trump-impeachment-inquiry-has-ties-puget-sound-region