Board of Directors

Jennifer Schubert-Akin and her husband, Rick Akin, co-founded The Steamboat Institute in 2008. They have lived in beautiful Steamboat Springs,… Read More

Jennifer’s husband, Rick, is the Vice Chairman and a co-founder of The Steamboat Institute. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in… Read More

Kris Bensler and her husband, Bill, have been loyal supporters and active participants in Steamboat Institute events since its inception… Read More

A retired executive, Bill was with Citibank/Citigroup for the last thirty years of his professional career.   Most recently, he was… Read More

Most people know Gary Hofmeister from Hofmeister Personal Jewelers which he founded 36 years ago and remains the C.E.O. Prior… Read More

Ron is a Managing Director and Member of Prism Advisers, L.L.C. and Prism Advisors of Texas L.L.C. management advisory and consulting… Read More

Charles S. McNeil has broad experience in the coal, oil and gas, mining and power industries.  He received his Bachelors… Read More

Jean Pierre Sagouspe is the third generation of a French Basque immigrant family. Originally, the family was in the sheep… Read More

Associate Vice President and Dean of Educational Programs — Hillsdale College Matthew Spalding is Associate Vice President and Dean of… Read More

Grace-Marie Turner is president of the Galen Institute, a public policy research organization that she founded in 1995 to promote… Read More

Bridgett Wagner is a well-known leader in the conservative movement. She is the vice president for external relations at The… Read More