Ken R. Risk

KEN R. RISK is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of George
Risk Industries, Inc. He graduated in 1966 from Pratt Individual School
of Learning in Omaha, Nebraska. From 1969 to 1971, he served in the U.S.
Navy. This was during the Vietnam Conflict. Between 1971 and 1980, Mr.
Risk worked at various jobs. In January 1981, he founded Platte Valley
Sales & Services, Inc. This company was sold in July 1997. Upon the
death of his father, George Risk, in November 1989, he assumed the
duties of President and CEO of George Risk Industries, Inc., in Kimball,
Nebraska. Mr. Risk belongs to the following organizations: 32nd Degree
Mason Scottish Rites; Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of
Nebraska; Commissioner of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics; Member
of the Greater Nebraska Workforce Investment Board. He is an active
pilot with over 6,000 hours and a member of St. Hilda’s Episcopal
Church. Awards presented to Mr. Risk are: Outstanding Nebraska Industry
Award; Third Congressional District Nebraska Small Business of the Year
Award; Business Development Award; and Businessman of the Year Award.