Kim Jordan
Founder, Board Chair
Kim Jordan, Co-founder and former Executive Chair of the Board of New Belgium Brewing, has developed expertise at the intersection of business, the environment and community to create one of the most respected craft breweries and innovative businesses in America.
Her lifelong commitment to developing healthy communities has informed New Belgium's culture through progressive policies like employee ownership, open-book management, and philanthropic giving. In more than a quarter century as an entrepreneur, Kim has spoken to thousands of people in the business, nonprofit, and academic worlds about how to create a vibrant and rewarding work culture that enhances the bottom line.
Kim has been a director on many diverse Boards over the years including The Brewers Association, 1% for The Planet, the Advanced Energy Economy, and The Governor’s Renewable Energy Authority Board. She currently participates on the Board of Governors for Colorado State University, is a board member of Hog Island Oyster Company, and participates on the Colorado Supreme Court Nominating Committee. She serves on Boards where she believes her progressive business philosophy can make a difference on important issues.
She continues to champion foundational aspects of New Belgium that make it a business role model with fresh thinking about progressive business practices and the marketplace of the future. Kim and her two sons launched the Might Arrow Family Foundation in 2013 as a way to continue to express their commitment to social and environmental impact through mission-aligned investing and philanthropy.