Mark Kristen
Board Member
Mark Kristen graduated cum laude from the University of Texas at Austin in 1972, followed by one year of studies at UTMB Galveston. Kristen subsequently launched a successful entrepreneurial career, and today is the Chief Executive Officer of Kristen Distributing Company Inc., located in Bryan, Texas. Kristen Distributing is a ninety-five-year-old family business engaged in the distribution of beer, wine, distilled spirits, and craft soda serving 23 Texas counties. He is credited with 20 plus acquisitions and restoring the family soda line, Boots.
Past highlights include the development and operation of Red Deer Farm in Bellville, Texas, which was engaged in all five elements of farming deer. The farm additionally boasted a USDA quarantine, utilized for shipping 3,000 head of North American elk to South Korea. Mark Kristen has built three warehouses, multiple large homes, a 250-acre residential development, and a condominium project located on Lake Austin.
Past board affiliations include a two term Presidency of the North American Deer Farmers Association, a two-term presidency of the Bellville Chamber of Commerce, and vestry membership at St Mary’s Episcopal Church. Mr. Kristen is actively serving his third term on the Board of Directors of Precision Biologics, a phase 2 biomedical research company.
