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Article: First Alaskans Institute: this Native leader is working to ensure equality in the workplace for Alaska Natives.(Alaska Native Business News)(Byron Mallot)(Interview)
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- Alaska Business Monthly
- Article date:
- September 1, 2004
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If you ever have the opportunity to ask Byron Mallot what organizations he has been involved with over the course of his career, make sure you aren't in a rush. His answer might take a while. Byron Mallot has held leadership roles of more public- and private-sector ventures, companies and institutions than most would hope to accomplish. In the process, he has earned a reputation as a shrewd businessman, a principled public servant and one of the state's most outspoken advocates for Alaska Natives.
Mallot kicked off his career in 1965 when at the age of 22 he ran successfully for mayor of his Native village of Yakutat. In the four decades to come, Mallot would, ...