Former Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has a new gig — startup CEO

The move puts the longtime Seattle politician into a very different world: stain-resistant shirts, sustainable manufacturing, global apparel brands and textile chemistry.

Filium makes a proprietary technology that allows natural fabrics to repel odors, stains and liquids and is billed as a smarter alternative to synthetic fabrics and brands that are marketed toward active people. The company calls itself a modern textile manufacturer that shuns the use of PFAS “forever chemicals.”

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May 21, 2026