[7] Tufts began has post-football professional career in wind energy as a Development Manager for RES Americas, based in Broomfield, Colorado.
In late 2011, Tufts, along with former Colorado teammate Jeremy Bloom, was selected to Forbes' inaugural "30 Under 30", a list of 30 young entrepreneurs, for his work in the energy sector.
[8] He left RES Americas in 2013 to take a role with General Electric where he served as a Global Key Account Manager for vendors in the utility and oil and gas space.
Tufts has been locally and nationally recognized for his work with the foundation including features on 9News, Denver Post, Pac12 Network, ESPN and Fox Sports.
[16] On June 26, 2010, Tufts married Orly Ripmaster, a former soccer and lacrosse player at Harvard University,[17] in Vail, Colorado.They have two young children [18]