Jordan Royer left city government in 2007 to accept the position of vice president for external affairs in the Seattle office of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, where he currently works representing marine terminal operators and container vessel operators that serve the West Coast, including the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma. He is a board member of the Manufacturing Industrial Council. He previously worked for the City of Seattle under Mayor Paul Schell, organizing communities and city departments to work together to solve chronic crime and livability problems. He later served as senior advisor for public safety to Mayor Greg Nickels, where he continued his work with communities dealing with crime and other neighborhood issues.
