Casey Lozar

In October 2018, Mr. Lozar joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis as assistant vice president and outreach executive. Based out of the Bank’s Helena Branch, Casey engages with business, civic and education leaders in Montana and throughout the Federal Reserve’s Ninth District to gather local/regional economic information that is leveraged to inform national monetary policy. He also leads efforts in Montana for the Bank’s key policy areas which include affordable housing, early childhood development and Indian Country economic development. Previously, Mr. Lozar served the State of Montana and the Montana Department of Commerce through a variety of roles that included division administrator, bureau chief, tribal policy advisor and director of the State Tribal Economic Development Commission. His work focused on providing policy solutions, resources and technical assistance for Montana’s economic development organizations, entrepreneurs, innovators, business assistance advisors and Indian Country. Prior to moving back to Montana, Mr. Lozar served as the chief marketing and development officer for the Notah Begay III Foundation, a national Native-American non-profit that addresses Native youth health and leadership development. Additionally, Casey served as the vice president of the American Indian College Fund where he and his team were responsible for raising over $20 million a year for the 37 tribal colleges throughout the country. Mr. Lozar holds a B.A in history from Dartmouth College, a M.Ed. from Harvard University and an MBA from the University of Colorado-Denver. He has completed executive education coursework at MIT, Columbia University and University of California-Berkeley. Past board memberships include: Montana Community Foundation, S&K Technologies, S&K Electronics and Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corporation. Casey and his wife Reagen have four young children; Leighton, Winn, Mary Mac and Stephen Asher. Born and raised on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana, Mr. Lozar is an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.