Oregon State Treasurer
Portland, Oregon Area
- Current
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- Oregon State Treasurer at State of Oregon
- Past
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- State Senator at State of Oregon
- State Representative at State of Oregon
- CEO at High Country Herefords
- Co-founder at American Fossil
- Education
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- Whitman College
- Connections
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- Industry
- Public Policy
- Websites
Ben Westlund’s Summary
A retired successful small business owner, Ben now consults on increasing efficiencies in our health care system to lower costs and improve quality to increase access. As a legislator, Ben has focused on the state budget and on public policy to increase our use of renewable energy, increase our economy with the arts and suppport small businesses.
Ben Westlund’s Specialties:
Former co-chair of Ways & Means, Chair of Senate Commerce and Labor, fiscal accountability, lowering health care costs, public safety
Ben Westlund’s Experience
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Oregon State Treasurer
State of Oregon
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
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State Senator
State of Oregon
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)
August 2003 — January 2009 (5 years 6 months)
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State Representative
State of Oregon
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)
January 1997 — August 2003 (6 years 8 months)
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CEO
High Country Herefords
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Ranching industry)
1981 — 1995 (14 years )
Westlund led the industry through innovation and built an international animal husbandry business, selling bovine genetics.
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Co-founder
American Fossil
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Consumer Goods industry)
1974 — 1979 (5 years )
Ben moved to Central Oregon and co-founded an innovative company, American Fossil, that made non- toxic, safe substances from the crushed fossils of marine life, known as “diamataceous earth” that was commonly used in a variety of consumer and industrial applications an distributed in nine states. American Fossil was sold to to a national company.
Ben Westlund’s Education
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Whitman College
1968 — 1972
Additional Information
Ben Westlund’s Websites:
Ben Westlund’s Interests:
Politics, health care reform, responsible investing and budgeting, clean tech, renewable energy, financial literacy
Ben Westlund’s Groups:
Rotary, Chamber of Commerce, Special Olympics Board member & Chairman of the Winter Games, Oregon Cultural Trust Board, Oregon Capitol Foundation, National Association for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), Democratic Party, Human Rights Campaign
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Renewable Energy Business Network/Clean Economy Network Foundation -
Social Venture Partners Portland
Ben Westlund’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
