Britt Ide
Public & Private Board Director (NYSE/Nasdaq) | Governance Chair | Energy, Infrastructure, AI & Technology | Risk, Strategy & IPO Readiness
- Role
- Board Director at NorthWestern Energy
- Location
- Bozeman, MT, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Britt Ide
EXPERIENCED, EFFECTIVE DIRECTORBritt Ide is a proven public (NYSE and Nasdaq) and private company director who brings a unique combination of engineering, legal, and CEO experience to the boardroom. She is particularly effective in helping companies transition from growth to scale—strengthening governance, aligning stakeholders, and preparing for public market expectations. Britt has served on boards through IPOs and large-scale strategic transactions, with experience spanning energy, infrastructure, AI, and industrial technology. She is a governance-focused director with deep expertise in enterprise risk, capital allocation, and complex regulatory environments, and has served on Audit, Compensation, Operations, and Nominating & Governance Committees.Britt\'s executive career (CEO, CSO, CLO) in diverse industries working across operations (engineering, M&A, manufacturing, distribution, HR, IT, marketing, sales) allows her to ask astute questions in the boardroom from varied perspectives. Britt’s education in engineering, law, and mediation prepared her to understand and engage with diverse stakeholder groups, increasing communication and transparency to enhance shareholder value. Her board service has led to successful business growth, innovative design thinking approaches, international expansion, disruption adaptation, and thoughtful sustainability reporting and engagement.VARIED INDUSTRY & INVESTOR EXPERIENCEHer experience includes regulated industries, energy, natural gas, technology, natural resources, building products, intellectual property, healthcare, SaaS, retail, cybersecurity, professional services, hospitality, real estate development, sustainability, technology transfer, STEM education, international sourcing, cleantech, and public policy. Her broad operational experience in manufacturing, distribution, human resources, finance, mergers and acquisitions, marketing, social media, artificial intelligence, and communications, and experience with individual, angel, VC, private equity, activist, and institutional investors make her a valued board contributor. At the invitation of the Secretary of the US Department of Energy, Britt serves on the Advisory Board of the Clean Energy & Empowerment (C3E) initiative.
Experience
Board Director
Apr 2017 — Present
Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee and on the Human Resources Committee (formerly on Audit and Operations Committees) of vertically-integrated electric & gas utility serving customers, including data centers. Nasdaq NWE
Education
Montana State University-Bozeman
M.S., Environmental Engineering
1995 — 1996
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
J.D.
1996 — 1999
The Ohio State University
B.S., Mechanical Engineering
1990 — 1993
Harvard University
Certificate in Negotiation and Mediation
2011
Cornell University
Engineering
1989 — 1990
Skills
- Contract Negotiation
- Start-Ups
- Policy
- Community Development
- Negotiation
- Sustainability
- Governance
- Energy Policy
- Energy
- Public Policy
- Corporate Governance
- Strategy
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Entrepreneurship
- Employment Law
- Strategic Planning
- Nonprofits
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Public Speaking
- Consulting
- Joint Ventures
- Intellectual Property
- Leadership
- Marketing
- Mediation
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