JEFF JOHNSON is an enrolled Forest County Potawatomi Community tribal member and serves as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) overseeing the commercial portfolio at Potawatomi Ventures. Jeff previously served as the Vice-chair on the Potawatomi Ventures Board of Directors.

Jeff owned and operated J.W. Johnson & Associates, Inc., a certified small professional services business offering civil engineering and construction management services in DeForest, WI. Jeff serves on the board of directors for the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin (AICCW), Menomonee Valley Partners, National Native American Supplier Council (NNASC) and the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin.

Jeff earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with emphases in environmental and construction management from the University of Wisconsin–Platteville. He also has a master’s degree in engineering management from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Most recently, he earned a Corporate Board Certificate and graduated from the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard Business School.