2016 Award Winners

The Singh Family Foundation’s goal is to “strive to improve the trajectory of a person’s life.” For years they have focused on contributions and support for local and global charities to do just that. Alongside Concur, The Singh Family Foundation has been the title sponsor for Bike MS Washington for the last two years. Their dedication since joining the MS movement has made an immeasurable impact on those affected by MS in Seattle, locally and around the world.

Steve Singh has been instrumental in the drive for a world free of MS. Mr. Singh has served as Concur's Chief Executive Officer since 1996 and post the acquisition of Concur by SAP, he serves on the Executive Board of SAP, running a number of business including Ariba, Fieldglass and Concur. Mr. Singh also serves as Chairman of Touchstone ID, Chairman of ClearTrip, a director of ModuMetal, a director of Castlight Health, a strategic director at the Madrona Venture Group, a director at the Washington Roundtable, a member of the Washington Board of Trustees for the Nature Conservancy, and a member of the Advisory Board for the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington.

Gil Greenman

Gil Greenman currently serves as the Senior Consultant for Discovery and Professional Training at the Washington, DC firm Williams and Connolly LLP. After graduating with high honors from the Harvard Law School in 1994 and clerking on federal district and circuit courts, Gil worked on litigation matters as an associate and partner at the law firm from 1996 to 2010. His cases included assisting in the firm’s defense of President Bill Clinton in investigations and the Senate Impeachment trial, individual-volunteer representation of Vice President Al Gore in the 2000 election crisis, defense of a union president against charges of association with organized crime, and more than six years representing a professional firm in the Enron matter. Gil ended legal practice in 2010 and currently assists the firm with the training of younger lawyers and with issues involving electronic discovery. Gil is the author of the blog afortunatemanwithms.com. Diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting MS in 1994, Gil began walking with a cane in 2007, transitioned to a wheelchair in January 2016 and is now living with Secondary Progressive MS. Gil is the captain of his Walk MS team, Green Maniacs, and has served on the Chapter Board since January 2015. He and his wife Lisa live in Seattle and have six children and two adorable mini doodles.

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