Brian Vogt

Brian Vogt (Class), the CEO of Denver Botanic Gardens, was honored with the national Award of Excellence from National Garden Clubs Inc., one of the nation’s most recognized nonprofits and largest volunteer gardening organization in the world. A Colorado native, Brian has served at the Botanic Gardens for eight years and oversaw the garden’s historic $73 million capital campaign and master development plan. Brian is a writer, speaker, artist, gardener and hiker, serving in community leadership and public service in Colorado for almost 25 years. He also served as director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade and was a member of the Governor’s Economic Commission on Science and Technology and served as president of the South Metro Chamber of Commerce in Denver.