Biography

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Profession
Founder of LifeLink Corporation. In 1978 he founded LifeLink Corporation to provide advanced sales life insurance proposal systems to financial professionals. He sold the company in 2004 and currently works as an investment consultant. He is a founding member of the Park City Angel Network. He is an investor/mentor in BoomStartup, part of the TechStars network.

Professional Designations
Charter Life Underwriter (CLU), American College, 1981
Charter Financial Consultant (ChFC), American College, 1983

Education
BS in Computer Science, Brigham Young University, 1977

Volunteer Service
Teaches and mentors students in the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology of the Marriott School at Brigham Young University. Has taught in The Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship at BYU-Hawaii. Served as an LDS Mission President in Porto Alegre, Brazil from 2003-2006. Served as Regional Public Affairs Director and LDS representative on the Park City Interfaith Council.

Hobbies and Interests
His interests include running, biking, triathlon, basketball, skiing, backpacking, and mountain climbing. He has summited three of the Seven Summits: Aconcagua (1996), Elbrus (2000), and Kilimanjaro (2000). He has also done three climbs on Denali and climbed the Grand Teton and Devils Tower.

Family
He and his wife, Colleen, have four children - all are BYU graduates, three have served LDS missions - and seventeen grandchildren. They have lived in Riverside, CA, Newbury Park, CA, and Park City, UT.

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