Kip Ritchie

Kip Ritchie (Forest County Potawatomi)
Senior Strategist
Blue Stone Strategy Group

Forest County Potawatomi Tribal member, Kip Ritchie, serves as COO for the Potawatomi Business Development Corporation. Prior to his appointment as COO, Kip served as Senior Vice President for the PBDC since 2005. He is a founding member and served on the PBDC Board of Directors from 2003-2008. Through the organization, Ritchie promotes the importance of investing in the Tribe’s future by diversifying resources beyond gaming.

Ritchie began his career in Indian Gaming in 1997 when he joined Potawatomi Bingo Casino as Director of Marketing and was promoted to Assistant General Manager in 2003. As Assistant General Manager, he participated in the development of strategic business planning and management of the Casino’s leadership team.

Ritchie was recognized by the Business Journal as one of Milwaukee’s “40 under 40” in 2000. In 2002, Potawatomi Bingo Casino received the prestigious Lamplighter Award from the Greater Milwaukee Convention and Visitors Bureau, largely credited to Ritchie’s work within Milwaukee’s tourism community.

Ritchie led a strategic initiative looking at the history of business and economic goals of the Grand Ronde Tribe, for which he and his team developed a budget, strategic plan, and action plans to help the Tribe accomplish their short term and long term economic goals.

Ritchie is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts. Kip serves on the Children’s Health Alliance Board of Directors, the Froedtert Hospital Foundation Board of Directors, the Native American Contractors Association Board, the Native American Finance Conference Board, the National Indian Gaming Association—Associate Member Board and the American Indian Business Network Advisory Board. Since 2000, Kip has served as the Chairman of the Forest County Potawatomi Community Foundation’s Board of Directors.