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David Briggs

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Chief Executive Officer at Sustainable Beef LLC
📍 United States

David Briggs is the CEO of Sustainable Beef LLC, a major beef processing plant he co-founded in North Platte, Nebraska. With a bachelors in accounting from Midland University, he previously spent 25 years as CEO of WESTCO, a large agricultural cooperative, demonstrating extensive leadership in the ag sector.

Raised on a farm, David is deeply committed to the agricultural community. His career reflects a focus on producer empowerment and local economic growth. He actively supports youth in agriculture through initiatives like FFA and has served on several community and cooperative boards, including a local hospital.

He spearheaded the development of the $400 million Sustainable Beef plant, designed to give cattle producers more control over the supply chain.

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Experience
40 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United States
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Rancher-Owned Processing
Co-founded Sustainable Beef LLC to give cattle producers vertical integration, allowing them to own a share of the processing and profits, and control when their cattle are harvested.
Agricultural Cooperatives
Led WESTCO, a large cooperative, for 25 years and serves on cooperative boards. He structured the new beef plant on a cooperative-like model to benefit producers.
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Career

Work history

1-2021
Chief Executive Officer
Sustainable Beef LLC
1-1990
President & CEO
Western Cooperative Company (WESTCO)
5-1985 - 1-1990
Compensation Supervisor
Peter Kiewit Sons' Co
In the press

Media appearances

Ep 97: Sustainable Beef LLC… from Pipe Dream to Reality. Featured in YouTube
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Education
1983 - 1985
BSBA
Midland University
1981 - 1983
Associate of Arts (AA)
Eastern Wyoming College
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