VenueConnect 2025

Jennifer LeMaster
President and CEO
Seattle Convention Center


Jennifer has been a driving force of venue management, economic development, hospitality management, and strategic planning in the live events industry for more than 25 years. She currently serves as President & CEO of the Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District. Jenn previously served in senior executive roles at the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, in Atlanta which included the development of Mercedes-Benz Stadium (2017) and Signia by Hilton Atlanta (2024) and overseeing the management agreement with the Savannah Convention Center. She is active in the downtown business community of Seattle serving as a sports commissioner, the Freeway Park Association Board of Directors, and Visit Seattle Advisory Council. Jenn is equally committed to serving the industry, most recently, by enhancing the educational offerings as a member of IAVM Board of Directors and Chair of the SES Board of Governors.

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