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K.C. Walsh

Simms Fishing Products
Bozeman, Montana

K.C. Walsh is the Executive Chairman of Simms Fishing Products, based in Bozeman, Montana. Active in fisheries conservation and industry organizations, Walsh has served on the boards of the American Fly Fishing Trade Association, the American Sportfishing Association, and the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation. He has also served several terms on the national board of Trout Unlimited. Walsh currently serves by appointment of the Secretary of Interior as Vice-Chair on the board of the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, and also serves on the board of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. In January 2021, he was appointed to the Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission by Governor Greg Gianforte. Mr. Walsh received a BA from Colorado College and an MBA from the Wharton School.