You’re invited to our “Coffee Break Series,” where CEIC members and guests have the opportunity to hear from each of Portland’s mayoral candidates. These 90-minute conversations are deliberately designed to be informal and relaxed, creating a welcoming environment for our members to hear directly from candidates about topics that matter, including their vision for Portland and the Central Eastside Industrial Council.
All events will be held at the Olympic Mills Commerce Center, located at 107 SE Washington St, Portland, OR 97214, from 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Coffee and donuts are provided.
Non-members $10/per event
Limited seating available
Keith Wilson was born and raised in North Portland, one of five children, attending Portsmouth/Cesar Chavez, Roosevelt High School, Portland Community College, and Oregon State University before earning a Master of Business Administration from the University of Portland.
Keith began his career in television, which eventually took him to thirty countries before returning to Portland to take the helm of TITAN Freight Systems in 2004, the business his father co-founded decades earlier. Reimagining TITAN as a safety leader, green transportation innovator, and artificial intelligence incubator, Keith led the company to eliminate all fossil fuel usage in their Portland facility, pioneer heavy-duty electric vehicles, and earn a coveted “B-Corp” status for their commitment to community and planet. Keith has a management team comprising over 50% BIPOC and LGBTQ+ directors. He has grown TITAN six times while fostering an unmatched “Vision Zero” safety culture with no injury/accidents over five years and a near-perfect Oregon SAIF worker injury experience rating. Keith has won Innovator of the Year two years running for these efforts, among other awards and accolades.
As a civic leader, Keith spearheaded the creation of the Multnomah County Homeless Court Program, designed to divert vulnerable individuals from the justice system and into supportive services, employment, and housing. He is the Vice Chair for Word is Bond, an organization dedicated to mentoring Portland’s future leaders. Keith volunteers and mentors homeless vets and students and serves as an executive committee member of the US High-Speed Rail Coalition and International Road Federation board member. He is also the founder and director of the political action committee Breathe Easy Oregon, which has advanced bipartisan legislation to support Oregon’s economy while protecting its priceless natural resources.
In 2023, Keith founded Shelter Portland, an innovative nonprofit of civic and federal leaders and local providers with a proven blueprint to end unsheltered homelessness based on successful efforts in other cities. On rare occasions when he is not leading his company or giving back to the community, Keith enjoys the great outdoors with his wife Katherine and children Lilianna and Noah.