Jeff Burningham
| Jeff Burningham | |
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| Born | |
| 🏡 Residence | Provo, Utah |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2000–present |
| Known for |
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| 🏛️ Political party | Republican |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Sally Burningham[1] |
| 👶 Children | 4 |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Jeff Burningham is an American entrepreneur, investor, and Republican candidate in the 2020 Utah gubernatorial election.
Career[edit]
While attending Brigham Young University, Burningham started a tech company and later sold it to a Nasdaq-listed company.[2] He then went on to invest in real estate, later realizing the appreciation in the market was unsustainable and sold his real estate holdings before the United States housing bubble burst.[3] In 2007, Burningham co-founded Peak Capital Partners,[4] a real estate investment firm that now has over $2 billion in assets under management.[5] In 2014, Burningham launched Peak Ventures, the first institutional venture capital fund in Utah County. Peak Ventures has invested in a number of startups, including Podium (company), Divvy,[6] Owlet, and Degreed.[7]
Honors and awards[edit]
Along with partners Jeff Danley and Jamie Dunn, Burningham was recognized as an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Utah region.[8] Peak Capital Partners was recognized as a National Real Estate Investor and Information Management Network 2016 Commercial Real Estate Award winner.[9]
Political career[edit]
On September 10, 2019, Republican Jeff Burningham announced he was running in the 2020 Utah gubernatorial election.[10]
Personal[edit]
Burningham has an undergraduate degree and MBA from Brigham Young University.[11] He lives in Provo, Utah with his wife Sally and their four children.[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ Rogers, Bethany (2019-01-22). "Founder of $2 billion real estate company considers Republican run for Utah governor". Salt Lake Tribune.
- ↑ Raymond, Art (2017-05-14). "This industry brought nearly $1 billion to Utah in 2016". Deseret News.
- ↑ Raymond, Art (2017-05-14). "This industry brought nearly $1 billion to Utah in 2016". Deseret News.
- ↑ "Serial entrepreneur: Jeff Burningham". KCPW. 2018-09-10.
- ↑ Rogers, Bethany (2019-01-22). "Founder of $2 billion real estate company considers Republican run for Utah governor". Salt Lake Tribune.
- ↑ Hensel, Anna (2018-11-18). "After Qualtrics' $8 billion exit, here are 5 other Utah tech companies to watch". venturebeat.com.
- ↑ Buhr, Sarah. "Peak Ventures shores up its second fund for $50 million". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ↑ "EY Announces Winners For the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 Utah Region Award". Utah Pulse. 2014-06-05.
- ↑ Neely, Karissa (2016-06-20). "Peak Capital wins real estate award, Utah playtime company launched, Nu Skin announces investment, V School ranks top nationally". Daily Herald.
- ↑ Wood, Benjamin (2019-09-10). "Jeff Burningham declares his candidacy for Utah governor". Salt Lake Tribune.
- ↑ "Entrepreneurship Founders". marriottschool.byu.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ↑ Rogers, Bethany (2019-01-22). "Founder of $2 billion real estate company considers Republican run for Utah governor". Salt Lake Tribune.
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