Kate Brown

Kate was initially appointed to the Board in 2015, elected in 2016, and re-elected in 2019, 2022, and 2025. She is chair of the CEO Committee and serves as a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee.

Kate founded Boulder Organic Foods, LLC in 2006 and developed the Boulder Organic brand until 2022. Having grown a consumer brand with help from the local industry, Kate remains active in the Front Range business community. She also has a passion for education and sits on the advisory board of the Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Research at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Kate earned a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Naropa University as well as a bachelor’s degree in technical journalism from Colorado State University. A Colorado native, Kate lives in Boulder and enjoys the community of entrepreneurs. In her spare time, she likes to hike, snowshoe, and golf. She also enjoys painting and has a love of books.