Ethan Schutt

Mr. Schutt, a Director of the Company, is Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC). BBNC is an Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) corporation dedicated to the economic and social well-being of its Alaska Native shareholders with resources generated from its lands and businesses. Prior to joining BBNC in April 2021, Mr. Schutt served as the Chief of Staff, then later as the CEO, of Alaska Native Resource Development, LLC, an Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) company. Prior to joining ANTHC, Mr. Schutt first served as General Counsel, and later became the Senior Vice President of Land and Energy Development, for Cook Inlet Region Inc. (CIRI), an ANCSA corporation dedicated to the economic and social well-being of its Alaska Native shareholders with resources generated from its lands and businesses. Mr. Schutt previously served as a member of the board of Doyon Limited and served as General Counsel for Tanana Chiefs Conference. Mr. Schutt is an expert on ANCSA lands and resources and historically taught a class on the topic at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Mr. Schutt holds a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in mathematics from Washington State University and a Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School. The Board has determined that Mr. Schutt should serve as a Director to gain from his experience working on Alaska Native health matters, his experience as a senior resource development executive, his legal, corporate governance and external communications expertise, and his extensive knowledge of ANCSA and of Alaska.

Mr. Schutt’s principal occupations for the last five years have been Executive Vice President and General Counsel of BBNC (April 2021 – present), CEO of Alaska Native Resource Development, LLC (2020-April 2021), Chief of Staff of ANTHC (2018 – 2020), and Senior Vice President, Land and Energy Development of CIRI (2008 – 2018). Mr. Schutt also serves as a Trustee, and was previously the Chairman, for the Board of Trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, Alaska’s state sovereign wealth fund.

Areas of expertise include: resource development, health and sustainability, legal, communications, corporate leadership, corporate governance, ANCSA and doing business in Alaska.