Kristin Bechard is the chief financial officer for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and serves as treasurer for the Kauffman Foundation Board of Trustees. She provides leadership, insight, and guidance to support the Foundation’s finance initiatives, as well as manages the Finance & Grants Administration, Technology, and Facilities teams. Prior to joining the Foundation, Bechard was a senior corporate tax specialist for American Century Investments, where she applied current tax updates and laws to pursue tax opportunities for the company, and represented the firm with federal and state tax authorities. She joined American Century in 2000 as an internal auditor. Previously, she served as