Stephen J. Hershey Kroes, President

Recruited by the Board of Trustees in 2001, Steve came from Sacramento, California, where he served as Vice President of California Taxpayers' Association and was a manager with Synergy Consulting, working for state government agencies on technology projects. Steve is a member of the Salt Lake Chamber's Utah Economic Council. He has served as a member of the Governor's Council of Economic Advisors for four Utah governors, a member of the state Health Data Committee and spent five years on the Cedar Hills City Planning Commission. Steve received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Brigham Young University and a Master of Public Administration degree from University of Southern California.

Phone: (801) 355-1400, ext. 1
Email: steve@utahfoundation.org

Morgan Lyon Cotti, Research Director

Morgan Lyon Cotti has a bachelors degree in Political Science from the University of Utah, a Master’s of Public Policy from Brigham Young University, and a PhD in Political Science from George Washington University.  Her policy experience includes working as a Policy and Research Analyst at the Utah State Office of Planning and Budget, and as a Research Analyst for the Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Council. She also worked as an intern for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and as a Page for the United States Senate. In addition, she worked as a Project Coordinator for the Ascend Alliance Humanitarian Foundation and led humanitarian expeditions to Puca Cruz, Ecuador and Keraru, Ethiopia.

Phone: (801) 355-1400, ext. 2
Email: morgan@utahfoundation.org

Shawn Teigen, Research Analyst

Shawn holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Utah. Shawn worked as a housing policy analyst with Community Action Partnership of Utah and has worked for Utah’s chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. He serves on the board of directors of several public-sector, private-sector and non-profit organizations, including as chairperson of the Salt Lake City Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board. During much of his career, Shawn provided consulting services to early-stage businesses in addition to executing an extensive research effort to found an organization focused on foreign investment-related economic development. Shawn has always been active in volunteering, including having spent two years in Kazakhstan with the U.S. Peace Corps.

Phone: (801) 355-1400, ext. 3
Email: shawn@utahfoundation.org