Mayor 1/6/26-12/31/27
Councilmember 1/1/24-12/31/27
Deputy Mayor 1/2/24-12/31/25
Mo Malakoutian was elected to the City Council in November 2023, for a four-year term starting in 2024. At his first meeting, his colleagues elected him deputy mayor for 2024 and 2025. His colleagues elected him mayor in January 2026.
Mo served one and a half terms on the Planning Commission, from 2018 until he took a seat on the council. He chaired the commission at one point. In 2008, Mo immigrated to Washington from Iran to earn a doctorate in structural engineering at the University of Washington. He moved to Bellevue in 2013.
Mo’s priorities include affordable housing, public safety, efficient transportation options, sustainability and equity. He represents the council on the Association of Washington Cities Large Cities Committee, the Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Board and the Greater Seattle Partners Executive Council.
Mo has over 20 years of experience in construction, engineering, academia and the tech industry. He is executive director of the University of Washington Consulting and Business Development Center. He also serves on the board of Wellspring Family Services.
In addition to his doctorate in engineering, Mo also earned an MBA from UW's Foster School of Business.
Council Assignments and Appointments
- Association of Washington Cities Large Cities Committee
- Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Board
- Greater Seattle Partners Executive Council
- King County Flood Control District Advisory Committee
Past Council Assignments
- Planning Commission Liaison
- Youth Link Board Liaison
- King County Cities Climate Collaboration
- Sound Cities Association Deputy Mayors/Council Presidents
- Mental Illness Drug Dependency Steering Committee
- Mental Illness Drug Dependency Advisory Committee
Community Service
- Planning Commission (2018-2023)
- Wellspring Family Services Board
Employment
- Executive Director, University of Washington Consulting and Business Development Center
- Senior Program Manager, Amazon
- Affiliate Assistant Professor, University of Washington Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Inwestco LLC, Owner
- Alisaz International Co., Manager
Education
- University of Washington Foster School of Business, Master of Business Administration
- University of Washington, Doctor of Philosophy, Structural Engineering
- Amirkabir University of Technology, Master of Science, Structural Engineering
- K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering