CJ Riggins

CJ Riggins is the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship’s Program Manager and is an entrepreneur with an extensive career in the Outdoor Apparel and Hardgoods industry for Salomon and Pearl Izumi among others!  Working to serve students and seeing them realize their goals and dreams is her way of paying it forward and sharing her expertise. She has also been an adjunct professor at CSU.  Currently, she leads the Center’s High Growth Venture Fellowship (HGV), Deming Center Venture Fund (DCVF), Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC), Entrepreneurial Solutions (ES) in addition to supporting marketing for the Deming Center.

CJ and her husband enjoy DIY home projects (you should see her kitchen) as well as watching college football and volleyball which both her children play and are D1 athletes themselves at their respective universities.  Her two dogs enjoy long walks and runs exploring daily.  She and her husband lead active lifestyles - together they enjoy cycling, running, hiking, and especially traveling and exploring new places around the world.