Chip Kemp
Director of Strategy – 701x
Chip Kemp is the Director of Strategy for 701x. His duties are wide-ranging as he works to aid various segments of the beef business with the suite of novel and innovative 701x tools. Prior to 701x, Chip served for roughly a decade as the Director of Commercial and Industry Operations for the American Simmental Association and International Genetic Solutions. His role for that team covered an array of duties, from assisting progressive commercial producers with genetic awareness of crossbred cow herds to the development of new technologies that highlight the profit potential of genetic knowledge in the beef industry – regardless of breed type.
Before ASA, Chip was an instructor for 18 years at the University of Missouri. In this role he was involved in classroom teaching, coaching of competitive livestock judging teams, oversight of internships, and coordination of a USDA approved meats processing facility. Chip was also the cofounder of JudgingPro.com, an online resource for livestock evaluation videos and classroom aids. He spent two years with the Beef Division of IBP, inc. in Amarillo, TX. Growing up Chip worked for Gerloff Farms, an Angus and SimAngus seedstock operation based in Missouri, and is still involved with this program today.
Chip and his wife Nicky have two grown children and five young grandchildren. They reside in Auxvasse, MO.