Daniel Laster is a Advisor at Vashon Kelp Forest. He possess expertise in intellectual property. Colleagues describe him as "Dan is a first-rate attorney and accomplished executive. He has exceptional people skills and navigates with ease and good humor. He is a great listener and a clear communicator. Dan is a quick study and has sound judgment, and as a result, he rapidly earns the confidence of others. Dan knows how to build talented teams that perform to their potential. He brings a sense of fun to the workplace; his enthusiasm is infectious." and "Dan Laster is a top lawyer and exceedingly talented executive. Dan's integrity, diplomatic savvy and trust-broker talents in the C-suite generate the type of collaboration necessary to launch ambitious institutional projects and cross-divisional initiatives. As General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer at PATH, Dan earned the trust of an existing team of experienced attorneys and inspired and grew this team in its support of a sophisticated, complex and dynamic non-profit organization. In both his GC and COO roles, Dan emphasized the value of distributed leadership, hiring top deputies and operational mangers and implementers to holistically assess and improve systematic operations on a global scale. Dan engenders loyalty and camaraderie in the teams he leads and he cares deeply about the growth of individuals who report to him, trusting reports who have proven themselves to do their jobs well. Dan's deep engagement on all of these levels results in extremely high-performing teams and cross-collaboration on an organization-wide basis. Unquestionably, Dan is an invaluable asset to any organization he serves!"