Board of Directors
Brent Evans
CEO, Founder
BA, University of Utah, 1971
MBA, Harvard University, 1973
Eleven years in real estate industry
Twenty-three years with the O.C. Tanner Co.
Twelve years raising capital for several companies
Full-time BYU-Pathway Mission, London, England
Church Service Missionary BYU-Pathway
President, Harvard Business School Club of Utah
Boards -Harvard Alumni Association of Utah, Utah Food Bank
Tony Pearce
Co-Founder
MBA, University of Phoenix, 1986
BS in Civil Engineering, Brigham Young University, 1980
Thirteen years in the aerospace industry (product development and testing, marketing, and management)
Thirty years as inventor/entrepreneur (new technology for and business related to wheelchairs, sporting goods, edibles, and toys)
Founder, Purple Innovation (begun in 2016, publicly traded since 2018, stocker ticker PRPL, and has employed over 2,000 people
Full-time LDS Young Single Adult Missionary, London Mission (2017-2019)
Full-time LDS Missionary (1975-1977), Massachusetts Boston Mission
Jim Cannon
Co-Founder
BA, University of Utah, 1968
JD/MBA, Harvard University, 1972
Sixteen years as an officer and pilot in Utah and New Hampshire Air National Guard
Practiced law in Boston, Denver, and Salt Lake
Church Service Missionary BYU-Pathway
Boards: U of U Alumni Association, Harvard Alumni Association of Utah, and some local charities
Eric Gardner
Chief Financial Officer
BS, University of Utah 1964-Accounting
Captain, USAF 1965-1969
CPA-Deloitte Touche
VP, Treasurer-Terracor Corporation
Chmn, Utah Industrial Loan Corporation Board of Directors
Board of Directors, President, American Investment Bank, N.A.
Mission President, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 2002-2005
Councilor Salt Lake Temple Presidency: 2014-2017
Ordinance worker, sealer-Salt Lake, Jordan River Temples: 2007-2024
Volunteer-International Rescue Committee