Leo Barlow

Leo is a lifelong Alaskan born in Ketchikan and of Tsimshian and Alutiiq descent. He attended high school in Wrangell and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in political science from Stanford University in 1975. Leo began his early career as a commercial fisherman in college and after graduation worked for the Commercial Fisheries Division in the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Following that he worked as the first executive director of the Alaska Private Industry Council in Anchorage in the early 1980’s helping to train Alaskans for private sector job opportunities. In 1982, Leo was hired as a logging contracts administrator for Sealaska Timber Corporation, eventually becoming President and Chief Executive Officer of the parent company ─ Sealaska regional corporation ─ in 1992. After 15 years of work with Sealaska, Leo joined the National Cooperative Bank in Washington, D.C. where he managed the Alaska division in Anchorage until 2007. Leo then served as CEO of the Seldovia Native Association and has served as CEO for Tyonek Native corporation since 2016. Leo’s career has largely focused on natural resources, land management and Alaska Native corporation business operations. Today you can find Leo working and living in Anchorage with his wife and three children.