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Grant Eve to Head Tribal Gaming for Wipfli

Sat, Mar 25, 2023

Wipfli partner Grant Eve has been named tribal industry leader. Eve is a recognized leader in the tribal government and gaming industries and has assisted clients in large casino operations, online gaming, changes in gaming operations (both tribal and commercial), technology solutions and more.

He has worked with tribal gaming organizations and commercial casinos throughout multiple jurisdictions and has testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs regarding gaming-related issues.

Eve is the vice chair and in his second term on Wipfli’s board of directors, which is an elected nine-member strategic governing body of the firm.

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