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Rebecca Kauffman

Rebecca Kauffman is president and chief operating officer of Southern Ute Alternative Energy, an operating entity of the Southern Ute Growth Fund. The Southern Ute Growth Fund was established and is operated by the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. The Growth Fund represents a diverse group of businesses and investments, functioning as a merchant bank with direct ownership of its many operating companies. Its offices are located in Ignacio, Colorado, with interests and businesses located in several states across America.

Kauffman joined the Southern Ute Growth Fund in August of 2007 to explore business expansion into the alternative and renewable energy sectors. Prior to joining the Growth Fund, she was an executive director at Morgan Stanley Inc. within the Institutional Operations Security Group in strategy and planning. Her work focused on operations and technology infrastructure development.

Kauffman has extensive project experience in large capital projects related to building and optimizing supply chains, operations, and infrastructure. The majority of her work has been in the manufacturing and service industries. She has an bachelor of science in biology from the University of Oregon and master of science in environmental engineering from Stanford University.