Dr. Richard Wobbekind
Associate Dean, University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business
Rich develops an annual consensus forecast of the Colorado economy, performs economic impact assessments of the Colorado economy, and produces the quarterly Leeds Business Confidence Index for Colorado. Rich is the president of the National Association for Business Economics, participates annually in the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank Regional Economic Roundtable, and is a contributor to the Western Blue Chip Economic Forecast newsletter. He is a member of the Governor’s Revenue Estimating Advisory Committee.
Judy Cain
Partner, CPA, Plante Moran
As the firm’s energy industry group leader, Judy Cain advises public companies and private equity-backed businesses primarily in the natural resources sector. In the first year of Cain’s professional life, her firm loaned her to the owner of an energy company who had just relocated to Denver. Cain helped him in every area of his business, which launched her love for this industry. Cain’s experience includes partnership transaction structuring, private equity, buy- and sell-side mergers and acquisitions, and ASC 740. With more than 25 years of experience, peers consider Cain an expert in oil and gas and mining taxation.
Constantin Gurdgiev
Associate professor of finance Monfort College of Business, University of Northern Colorado
Constantin Gurdgiev is an associate professor of finance at the Monfort College of Business, University of Northern Colorado. His academic research is concentrated in the fields of international investment markets, geopolitical and macroeconomic risk, and Environmental, Social and Governance impact finance. Professor Gurdgiev is a co-founder and board member of iCare Housing and Irish Mortgage Holders Association.
Shawn Osthoff
President, Bank of Colorado
Shawn Osthoff is the President of Bank of Colorado, a community bank that is community focused with local decision making. Osthoff, a native of Colorado, attended the University of Northern Colorado where he earned a bachelors degree in finance. He went on to earn an MBA with an emphasis in finance from Colorado State University.
Since joining Bank of Colorado in 1995, he has overseen its growth from a humble 8 locations to more than 50, with over $7.5 Billion in assets, spread across communities in Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. Osthoff has extensive experience in banking, including lending, loan operations, commercial and agricultural loan portfolio management, and corporate management. Shawn serves on the Monfort College of Business – Deans Leadership Council, Chairman of the board of the Colorado Bankers Association, and on the Governors,Revenue Estimating Committee. He lives in Fort Collins with his wife, Crystal, with whom he has two children.
Ryan Schaefer
Chief Executive Officer, NAI Affinity
Ryan is the Chief Executive Officer of NAI Affinity (formerly known as Chrisland, Inc.) and
Manager of Affinity Partners, LLC. The Affinity Real Estate Partners family of companies
includes NAI Affinity, a Northern Colorado based commercial real estate brokerage that is
part of the NAI global network, and Affinity Partners, LLC, a real estate investment and
development company with assets in multi-states, ranging from California to Kansas.
Kevin Unger
President & CEO, Poudre Valley Hospital and Medical Center of the Rockies
Kevin L. Unger serves as president and CEO of Poudre Valley Hospital and Medical Center of the Rockies, two of 12 hospitals within UCHealth, a nationally recognized health-care system with operating revenue of $4.5 billion and a workforce of more than 23,500 people. Unger also oversees other UCHealth locations in Northern Colorado, including Yampa Valley Medical Center, Greeley Hospital, Longs Peak Hospital and numerous ambulatory medical centers.