Doug Berven is Vice President of tre Ministries and an avid supporter of his wife Sandy, who founded tre. Together Doug and Sandy are working hard to advance the objectives of tre to deliver ‘Purpose, Belonging and Hope to young adults throughout the country.

In his full-time position, Berven joined POET in March 2003 and has served the organization in several key roles since then. In his current role as Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Berven promotes the corporate objectives of POET, the importance of agriculture, and the benefits of biofuels domestically and internationally.

Berven currently sits on the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance Executive Committee and Board, the Transportation Energy Institute Board, is a Senior Advisor to Solutions From the Land, is the Executive Director of the South Dakota Ethanol Producers Association, is a member of the U.S. Grains and Bioproducts Council Ethanol Advisory Team, is a SD Advisory Committee Member of the US Global Leadership Coalition and serves on several other industry associated work groups, committees and associations. He has also served on several of POET’s plant Boards of Directors.

Berven also manages strategic corporate relations for POET, promotes state, national and international policy objectives for the industry, and is a recognized authority on biofuels, renewable energy and agriculture.

Prior to joining POET, Berven held various roles in real estate development, banking and medical consulting. Berven received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D., where he currently resides with his wife Sandy, who together have two adult children.